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Matthew Fralley

Additional Auditions: Catching The Moon!

We’re reaching out to the community to ask for your help in spreading the word so that we can complete our casting for our upcoming musical, CATCHING THE MOON: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream based on

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Danny Campos

Founder’s Day 2024

Today is FOUNDER’S DAY, a special day of celebration at The Growing Stage, as we recognize the anniversary of our very 1st performance as a company in 1982. This date was established in 2023 to recognize all that helped

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Matthew Fralley

Upcoming Auditions: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  Audition Dates: Monday, October 28th at 7pm for Young Performers (Ages 10-17) Monday, October 28th at 8pm for Adult Performers (Ages 18+) Auditions will be held in-person at The Historic Palace Theatre: 7 Ledgewood Ave.

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Matthew Fralley

Upcoming Auditions: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Audition Dates: Tuesday, September 3rd at 7pm for Adult Performers (Ages 18+) Wednesday, September 4th at 7pm for Young Performers (Ages 10-17) Auditions will be held in-person at The Historic Palace Theatre: 7 Ledgewood Ave. Netcong, NJ.  Please Note:

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Stephen Fredericks

2023-2024 TGS Annual Report

Planning for Tomorrow, Today! In September, 2023 The Growing Stage – The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey (TGS) launched our 42nd Main Stage season with the theme, “Tell Me a Story” and oh, what a tale we have to

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Danny Campos

Meet The Composer!

We recently sat down with Deborah Wicks La Puma, composer of ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S “We Are In A Play!” Deborah is no stranger to The Growing Stage, having composed music for our recent productions of ELLA ENCHANTED and DON’T

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Lori Lawrence

Summer Camp Opportunity 2024

The Growing Stage Theatre is currently interviewing for summer arts day camp counselor positions. All college students and high school students (who will have completed their sophomore year of high school in June 2024) with an interest in theatre,

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Danny Campos

Announcing Our 2024 Finalists!

The Growing Stage is thrilled to present the four finalists for our New Play-Reading Festival. This is the 12th year that The Growing Stage has presented new works for young audiences in a staged reading setting. The festival takes

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