2020 - 2021 Season
Due to the pandemic, all planned productions will be rescheduled to a future season.
Until then, please join us for a monthly program of live performances via Zoom...
All the World's a Virtual Stage
Submissions for original or published performance pieces are still being accepted for this season. Contact us for information.
NOVEMBER
PROGRAM
DIRECTOR
Dena Daniel is a veteran Stroller who wears many hats in the organization. Though primarily on the administrative side of things lately, she most loves acting and singing. Favorite roles include Velma von Tussle (Hairspray), Mrs. van Daan (The Diary of Anne Frank), Veronica (God of Carnage), Aunt Elizabeth (The Heiress), Dana (The Sweetest Swing in Baseball), and Tom Snout (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Dena has directed numerous workshops and children’s theater productions, but ‘Art’ marks her first time directing a full-length grown-up show! She thanks her fearless cast for their support and unwavering commitment.
Dena raises a glass to all those hearty souls out there endeavoring to keep live theater alive during these strange pandemic days, especially her compatriots on the Virtual Stage task force!
CAST
Norman Metz (Marc) has been involved in community theater for 30 years — acting, building sets, tech crew, stage managing, directing, and producing. As a Stroller, his favorite roles include Cladwell B. Caldwell (Urinetown), Treasurer Cooley (Anyone Can Whistle), Sam (The Cemetery Club), and featured performer in the musical revue COLE. Norman is also a founding member of The Loose Canons, a musical group that performs around the state. In his spare time, Norman practices dentistry in Millburn.
Mateo Moreno (Ivan) is an actor and playwright who’s very happy to be back with The Strollers. Recent acting credits: Krampus Search 2020 (Rising Sun), MetalBird (The Tank), For the Love of Lina (Conch Shell Productions), An Enemy of the People (The Strollers), Not-Knowing (3LD), Pride & Prejudice (win: Audience Favorite - Actor), Snipped/Cut/Tied: Una Noche de Magia (win: Best Featured Actor), Twelfth Night (Boomerang Shakespeare in the Park), City of Glass (UTC #61) and the podcast plays Devil Land & Dead Wait: A Journey into Afro-Existentialism (dir. Tonya Pinkins), both available on “Parsnip Ship” via iTunes. Recent playwriting credits: Pitch (featured as part of the “Reset Theatre Coalition”), No Hablo Español: Mix-Tape of a Mexi-Can’t (NY Fringe), Bohemian Valentine (NY Fringe), Broken Pieces, Within Our Walls, Happily After Tonight. He is also a film reviewer and resides in NYC. Stay safe & wear a mask. Black Lives Matter.
www.Mateo-Moreno.com www.TheArtsWireWeekly.com
Donald Pauselius (Serge) has been active in community theatre for much of his life and has performed in productions with various groups all over Northern New Jersey. Some of his favorite roles include Ben Weatherstaff (The Secret Garden), Mal Bieneke (The Addams Family), Judge Omar Gaffney (Harvey), King Charlemagne (Pippin), and the Big Bad Wolf/Scrooge (Fairy Tale Christmas Carol). Donald first came to The Strollers last year when he appeared in Working, A Musical. He is thrilled to be appearing in this online production of ‘Art’.
OCTOBER
PROGRAM
Emcee: Beth Seales Hanson
(with help from Zoë, Violet, and Leo Hanson)
The Tell-Tale Heart
By Edgar Allen Poe
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Killer: Robert S. Webb & Mathew Schwartz
Police Officer 1/Old Man: Alan Foster
Police Officer 2: Suz Stone
The Monkey’s Paw
By W. W. Jacobs
Directed by Sharon Quinn
Narrator: Laurellie Jacobs Martinez
Mr. White: Mentha Marley
Mrs. White: Sharon Quinn
Herbert White: Skyler Martinez
Sergeant-Major Morris: Kirk Woodward
Lawyer: Norman Metz
The Night Wind
By Eugene Field
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Sharmeen Azmudeh (with Marilyn and Merlin)
The Cask of Amontillado
By Edgar Allen Poe
Directed by Sharon Quinn
Montressor: Ron Richardson
Fortunado: Norman Metz
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (excerpt)
By Washington Irving
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Narrator 1: Melyssa Searcy
Narrator 2: Sandra Eismann
Ichabod Crane: Jeff Taylor
Jon Mortonson’s Funeral
By Ambrose Bierce
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Friend 1: Judi Gajary
Friend 2: John Mendlovitz
Minister: Alan Foster
Widow: Suz Stone
Family at the Funeral: the Schwartz family, the Searcy family
DiIRECTORS
Carol Cornicelli is an actress/singer/dancer who has also directed, choreographed, written, and designed for The Strollers and currently serves on their Board of Directors. Thanks to all for joining us on our Virtual Adventure!
Sharon Quinn holds a M.A. in Theater from Montclair State University and is a three-time recipient of grants from NEH for the study of George Bernard Shaw. Most recently, Sharon directed An Enemy of the People for The Strollers. As an actress, favorite roles include Amanda (The Glass Menagerie), Penny (You Can’t Take It With You), and Ofelia (Anna in the Tropics). She has also written and directed four original children’s plays. By day, Sharon is an attorney practicing in Maplewood.
SEPTEMBER
Watch the performance now on YouTube!
The Murder of Crows
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Ginny Crooks (Mrs. Wilkins)
Melyssa Searcy (Debra)
Mathew Schwartz (Greg)
The Meadow
Directed by Alan Foster
Lisa Barnett (Mrs. Page)
Shiva Kiani (Miss Harris)
The Deal
Directed by Alan Foster
Vinnette Richardson (Vivian Howard)
Ron Richardson (Arthur Nelligan)
Dewey or Don’t We?
Directed by Carol Cornicelli
Betty Slevin (Helen)
Gene Ciccone (Oliver)
PLAYWRIGHTS
Nancy Halper is an editor and ESL teacher who has written several short plays, including “The Murder of Crows,” “Dewey or Don't We?,” and “The Truth About the Lemmings.” She and her husband live in Summit, New Jersey, and have four grown children.
Ryan Kaminski is a playwright from Flemington, New Jersey. His work has been featured in one-act festivals, playwriting festivals, and podcasts. Learn more via his New Play Exchange profile: https://newplayexchange.org/users/34918/ryan-kaminski