NJIT in the News

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present Hell Hath No Fury: The Rap and Roll Story of Medea, on Nov. 4-7 at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m.in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall, NJIT Campus. Written and directed by Dan Drew, the production features original music by NJIT alumnus Gonzalo Valencia.

October will be a busy month for art lovers in Newark thanks to the efforts of resident artist and curator Matthew Gosser, an NJIT adjunct faculty member. Gosser’s latest work, “Theater Town,” a huge outdoor mural on the rear wall of 441 Broad Street, has no doubt stirred the interest of downtowners. 

NJIT marks the start of the new school year on September 2, 2009 with University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony.  The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m., in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT campus. A reception follows.

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present Our Lady of 121st Street, a play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, on April 22, 23, 24 and 25 at 7 p.m. and on April 26 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers-Newark campus. For reservations, e-mail theatre@njit.edu or call 973-596-3457.

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.

Red Rover, a new play by Michèle Raper Rittenhouse, managing director of the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program, will be read at a benefit for the Abingdon Theatre Company in New York City on March 15 at 6 p.m. Rittenhouse is a member of their playwrights group to develop new work for the theatre. 

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present its spring musical, Pippin, directed by NJIT Humanities Professor Michael Kerley, on March 4, 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and on March 8 at 2:30 p.m. at NJIT's Jim Wise Theatre. Tickets are $12 for general admission; $10 for students and senior citizens. 

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present The Directors' Project 2008, five student-directed short plays, on Dec. 3-6 at 7 p.m. at the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT campus. Tickets are $10 for students and senior citizens; $12 for general admission. For reservations, e-mail theatre@njit.edu or call 973-596-3457.

The Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present its fall play, Hot L Baltimore, directed by Dan Drew on October 22, 23, 24, 25 at 7 p.m. and on October 26 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers-Newark Campus.

The Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present its spring musical, Urinetown, directed by Dan Drew on April 23, 24, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and on April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall, NJIT Campus. Tickets are $5 for students; $7 for the general public.

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present three student-directed plays at The Directors’ Project 2007 on Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in NJIT’s Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens; $7 general admission.

Dark Sonnets of the Lady by Don Nigro will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program in conjunction with Cuchipinoy Productions on Oct. 24-27 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre at Rutgers-Newark.

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.

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present The Directors' Project 2006, student-directed and designed short plays, on Dec. 6-9 at 7 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre at Rutgers University-Newark. Tickets are $5 for students; $7 for the general public. For reservations, call 973-353-5119 x17.

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.

Macbett, Eugene Ionesco's satire of Shakespeare's Macbeth, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on Oct. 25, 26, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. in the The Jim Wise Theatre at NJIT. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for students. For reservations call 973-353-5119, ext. 17 or e-mail theatre@njit.edu. 

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 Directors' Project 2005 will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on Dec. 1-3 at 7 p.m., Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers University-Newark. For reservations, contact: Michele Rittenhouse, rittenhouse@njit.edu, 973-353-5119 ext. 17.

A Class Act, a musical about the career of Tony Award-winning songwriter Edward Kleban, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program from Nov. 10-13 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre. Contact Michele Rittenhouse at Rittenhouse@adm.njit.edu or call 973-596-3457.