Algonquin Arts Theatre
173 Main Street, Manasquan
A 500-seat venue, this year-round nonprofit founded in 1992 produces eight plays and musicals each season.
732-528-9211
• Beauty and the Beast July 14-29
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum August 10-19
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park
A nonprofit arts center at the Jewish Community Center Jersey Shore.
732-531-9106
• Newsies June 1-3, 7-10, 13-17
• High School Musical July 29; August 1-2, 5
• Hair August 15-16, 19
Cape May Stage
405 Lafayette Street, Cape May
This former church is now a professional Equity theater called the Robert Shackleton Playhouse.
609-770-8311
• Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End May 23-June 22
• Chapter Two June 27-August 3
• The Lion in Winter August 8-September 14
East Lynne Theater Company
500 Hughes Street, Cape May
A professional Equity theater based in the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May.
609-884-5898
• On the Sunny Side of the Street June 13-July 21
• Arsenic and Old Lace July 25-September 1
Monmouth University Center for the Arts
370 Cedar Ave, Lauren K. Woods Theatre, West Long Branch
Shadow Lawn Stage is the professional Equity theater series at Monmouth University. The company performs in the 140-seat Lauren K. Woods Theatre, which was once a carriage house for the famed Guggenheim family.
732-263-6889
• The Fantasticks June 21-July 1
New Jersey Repertory Company
179 Broadway, Long Branch
A year-round nonprofit theater founded in 1997 and dedicated to developing original productions.
732-229-3166
• Mercy June 14-July 15
• Fern Hill August 9-September 9
Greater Ocean City Theatre Company
Ocean City
A nonprofit that performs in various venues, including the Ocean City Music Pier and Hughes Performing Arts Center.
609-525-9300
• Willy Wonka July 3 & 6
• Junie B. Jones The Musical July 10
•A Chorus Line July 10-13
•Legally Blonde July 20-21
• Sleeping Beauty July 24
• Miss Nelson Is Missing July 31
• Beauty and the Beast August 7-10
• Singin’ in the Rain Jr. August 24-25
Our Gang Players
Manahawkin
A nonprofit community theater with performances at Barnegat High School and Stafford Township Arts Center.
609-597-0553
• Pippin July 6-8
• Oliver! August 24-26
Spring Lake Community House
300 Madison Avenue, Spring Lake
A 350-seat theater and home of the nonprofit Spring Lake Theatre Company.
732-449-4530
• Shrek the Musical July 6-8; 13-15; 20-22
• 42 Street August 16-19; 23-26
Photo courtesy of Surflight Theatre
Surflight Theatre
201 Engleside Avenue, Beach Haven
Closed in 2015 after a failed Hurricane Sandy restructuring, the venue reopened last year under the new ownership of Al Parinello.
609-492-9477
• Nice Work If You Can Get It June 12-24
• Jesus Christ Superstar June 26-July 15
• The Wedding Singer July 17-August 5
• Saturday Night Fever August 7-26
• Bright Star August 28-September 9