"A Place," a play by Michèle Raper Rittenhouse, director of theatre arts and technology, will be read as part of the ID Theatre Reading Series on Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Jimmy's No. 43 in New York City. . >>

A play by Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program, will be read on May 16 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the ID Theater NYC's "The Return of id-iots at Play II: The Prequel" at Jimmy’s No. 43.   >>

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program will present The Directors' Project 2010on Dec. 1, 2, 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall at NJIT. For show information and reservations, contact Rodney Reyes or Michele Rittenhouse at theatre@njit.edu; 973-353-3737. >>

Michele R. Rittenhouse, managing director of the NJIT Theatre Arts Program, has had her play “Red Rover” accepted for the Double X Festival in London this September. Only six American and Canadian plays were chosen for a public rehearsed reading by North American Actors Association (NAAA) members to be presented during the week of Sept. 6-11 at The Webber Douglas Studio Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama.  >>

Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the NJIT Theatre Arts Program, has had her play “Red Rover” accepted for development at the Seven Devils Playwright Conference in Idaho this June.  Rittenhouse will work there for two weeks with a director and dramaturg to develop the play for a staged reading. She will also mentor high-school writers from the town. >>

Time Without Number, a multimedia performance piece created by Rutgers-Newark/NJIT students based on research, interviews and ethnographies they conducted on the effects of immigrant detention in the U.S., will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program on April 18, 19, 20, 21 at 7 p.m. and on April 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre at Rutgers-Newark. >>

Fiorello!, a musical directed by Bill Gile, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theater Program on Feb. 28 and March 1, 2, 3 at 7 p.m. and on March 4 at 2:30 p.m. at NJIT's Jim Wise Theater. >>

A staged reading of a play by Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program, will be held on Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, NYC. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are strongly encouraged by calling Smarttix at 212-868–4444. >>

Road by Jim Cartwright will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program on April 26-29 at 7 p.m. and April 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre. For more information, contact Michele Rittenhouse or call 973-596-3457. >>

The Final Trial of Richard III by Mary W. Schaller will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on Oct. 19-22 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre. Contact: Michele Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse@njit.edu or call 973-353-5119 ext. 17 for reservations. >>