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Arts & Entertainment

American Stare

American Stare is the newest play from award-winning playwright Tony Glazer & directed by Evan Bergman (Jericho, Poetic License).

Set ina trailer park in South Florida, this world premiere dark comedy, mines the visceral anger of the disenfranchised lower class. Following the spiraling lives of a widowed woman and her pit-bull, a disabled child-predator, and a couple with their teenage daughter, we are challenged to see the world through their eyes -- a world led by a broken moral compass and tainted with the pervasiveness of special interests.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8PM; Saturdays @ 3PM; Sundays @ 2PM thru 7/22/12; Preview performances 6/14 & 6/15/12 @ 2PM & 8PM & 6/16/12@ 3PM; Opening Night w reception 6/16/12.

Tickets are $25 (FT Students); $36 (Seniors); $40 (Adults); $60 (Opening Night); Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.  For tickets call 732-229-3166 or visit www.njrep.org for online ticketing.  NJ Rep is a non-profit professional boutique theater at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, NJ.

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