Welcome To The Growing Stage


		are a professional member theatre of the Association of Actor's Equity whose mission it is to nurture the development of the performing arts through education, and to create, produce, and perform works that engage the entire family.
		treat the children as adults; giving them the quality, attention to detail and dedication to our craft that they truly deserve.
		treat adults as children; in hopes that they can re-appreciate the words... "Once upon a time," and re-evaluate the importance of imagination and of the arts in their lives.
		bring this commitment to our work for all of our audiences, so that together a family can share not a moment, but a memory in the theatre.


	Secret Garden Performance News The Saturday March 15th performance of Secret Garden is SOLD OUT. Please do not request tickets for this date. Additionally, there is no performance Friday March 21st or Sunday March 23rd , due to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. There is a performance Saturday March 22nd at 4pm. Order Tickets Here. Summer camp registration is now available Register here. Audition Notice - Lily's Purple Plastic Purse The Growing Stage, The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey will be holding AEA and AEA/EMC auditions for its production of *Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse* on March 18th at 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. All auditioning will be reading from the script. The production is under the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks, the Growing Stage’s Executive Director. *Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse* is based on the book by Kevin Kling and adapted by Kevin Henkes. What happens when you have something really, really, really wonderful to share at school, but it's not sharing time? Poor Lily finds out the hard way in *Lily's Purple Plastic* *Purse. Her movie star sunglasses, her three shiny quarters, and that purple plastic purse....ah, they are just too much and she just has to share them. Mr. Slinger, her teacher, has to take them, of course, and then Lily exacts her "revenge." But all works out in the end and Lily still wants to be a teacher when she grows up....unless she decides to be a scuba diver. The Growing Stage - The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey’s production of Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse* opens April 25th and runs to May 18th, with performances on Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00 PM, there will also be weekday school performances. There will be five roles available to Equity artists under the TYA Tier II contract, all other roles will be filled with community artists. The production has a total of four female roles and four male roles. The production requires young people and adults 17 and older. Since there will be weekday performances a flexible schedule from either school or work is required. Performers of color and performers with disabilities are encouraged to attend. For additional information please call (973) 347-4946 or exdir@growingstage.com.