Toms River Shakespeare Festival Seeks Support For 2nd Season

TOMS RIVER, NJ — If you are a theatre fan, or if you are a Shakespeare fan, the Toms River Shakespeare Festival is looking for your support.

The festival is working on its second season. In 2017, the festival launched with prformances of "The Tempest" at Huddy Park and in Ortley Beach. The free festival, the brainchild of Toms River native Lori Garrabrant, is part of ongoing efforts to bring more activities and art to Toms River.

This year's production is scheduled to be "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but the organization is seeking donor support. The event is scheduled July 19 through Aug. 12 on the weekends, according to the website.

"You make our work possible and we want you to know that you are sharing in our mission to create theatre that is inclusive, accessible and FREE FOR ALL!" the festival's Facebook page said. "Your generous donations and support guided us to a thrilling and wonderfully successful inaugural season last summer and we want to continue that journey and establish TRSF as an annual event in Toms River."

The current goal is to raise $17,000 by May 19, 2018, the post said.

For more information or to donate, visit the Toms River Shakespeare Festival site.

Huddy Park, which reopened last summer following extensive renovations, again is scheduled to host the Toms River Shakespeare Festival. Photo by Karen Wall, Patch staff