RCNJ Theater Dept. Presents: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
2025-11-14 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-15 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-11-20 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-21 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-22 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Directed by Lester Mayers
This is a comedy you can really sink your teeth into. Filled with clever wordplay and anything-goes pop culture references, it’s a 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic. In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who just happens to be the most terrifying and ferocious monster the world has ever known. As famed female vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and company chase Drac from Transylvania to the British countryside to London and back, their antics are guaranteed to increase your pulse and cause blood curdling screams of laughter.
Content Warning: This production includes the use of haze, strobe lights, as well as depictions of blood, violence, sexual aggression, and supernatural horror, which may be disturbing for some audiences.
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General Admission: $15, RCNJ Students $5*
*Ticket limits apply. In order to receive a RCNJ Student discount, you MUST purchase your ticket at the Berrie Center Box Office with ID. Discounted tickets cannot be purchased over the phone.

RCNJ Music- CantaNOVA & Friends: Dickens Holiday
2025-11-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Adler Theater, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
Ramapo’s CantaNOVA & Friends!
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

RCNJ Music Presents: Shadows on the Stars
2025-12-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Old Paramus Reformed Church, 650 E. Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ, United States
WINTER CONCERT
CantaNOVA & Ramapo Chorale
Shadows on the Stars
Old Paramus Church, Ridgewood, NJ
Adults $10 | Students Free

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A Swingin’ Christmas with New York Voices
2025-12-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
New York Voices with special guest CantaNOVA
As New York Voices begin to bid farewell after nearly four decades of music-making, this holiday concert is a chance to celebrate the memories, the magic, and the music. With their signature blend of rich harmonies and jazz sophistication, join the quartet for an elegant evening featuring beloved holiday tunes and enduring classics. Share in the spirit of the season—and the legacy of a group that has touched hearts around the world.

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Adults: $48/45, Children Under 17, $20, RCNJ Faculty/Staff: $38/36*, RCNJ Students: $8*, Retired Employees of Ramapo College: $38/36*
NOTE: Everyone entering the auditorium must have a ticket, including infants and young children. Strollers are not permitted in the theaters. Due to fire code capacity limits, no lap seating of any kind is allowed.
*Ticket limits apply. In order to receive a RCNJ Student, Faculty/Staff discount, you MUST purchase your ticket at the Berrie Center Box Office with ID. Discounted tickets cannot be purchased over the phone.
To purchase wheelchair accessible seating or for questions regarding alternative formats, please contact the Box Office at (201) 684-7844 or tickets@ramapo.edu

Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and Histories
2026-01-29 - 2026-03-31 | Learning Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and Histories brings to life seventy-seven European synagogues destroyed by antisemitism, war, and political upheaval, rendered in evocative gouache paintings and historical prose.
Prints of these paintings by artist Andrea Strongwater will be on view in the Learning Commons from January 29th – March 31st.
Image: Andrea Strongwater, Great Synagogue Danzig Exterior, 2025, gouache.

World-Renowned collections of Haitian and related self-taught and folk arts
2026-02-03 - 2026-04-29 | Selden Rodman Gallery of Popular Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
February 3, 2026 – April 29, 2026

Location: Selden Rodman Gallery of Popular Arts, B Wing – B130

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
2026-02-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Bold, soulful, and genre-defying, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) is a Philadelphia-based contemporary dance company that brings ancient Eastern wisdom into dialogue with modern movement. Under the direction of Kun-Yang Lin, the company’s work contains stunning visuals and spiritual depth. The New York Times raves that the dances “create and inhabit worlds of their own.” Drawing on Lin’s CHI Awareness Practice, KYL/D’s dance artistry is as physically daring as it is emotionally resonant. With a reputation for poetic, soul-stirring performance, KYL/D has captivated audiences across the globe, from Lincoln Center to Jacob’s Pillow, from Germany to Taiwan and beyond.
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Adults: $35/30, Children Under 17, $20, RCNJ Faculty/Staff: $28/24*, RCNJ Students: $8*, Retired Employees of Ramapo College: $28/24*
NOTE: Everyone entering the auditorium must have a ticket, including infants and young children. Strollers are not permitted in the theaters. Due to fire code capacity limits, no lap seating of any kind is allowed.
*Ticket limits apply. In order to receive a RCNJ Student, Faculty/Staff discount, you MUST purchase your ticket at the Berrie Center Box Office with ID. Discounted tickets cannot be purchased over the phone.
To purchase wheelchair accessible seating or for questions regarding alternative formats, please contact the Box Office at (201) 684-7844 or tickets@ramapo.edu
Photo Credit: Robert Li Photography

Relative to the Collection: Luce Turnier
2026-02-27 13:00 - 2026-04-10 17:00 | Berrie Center
A small showing of paintings and drawings by the Haitian master, who was one of the most important woman Haitian artists of the 20th century.
This exhibition will be on view in through April 10th, with a reception on Wednesday, March 25th at 5 PM.
Image: Luce Turnier, Untitled, 1980, drawing. From the collection of Axelle Liautaud.

GODDESSES 3.0
2026-02-27 13:00 - 2026-04-10 17:00 | Berrie Center
A group exhibition of contemporary artists curated by Director of the Art Galleries Sydney Jenkins and feminist artist and curator Donna Kessinger.
Planned public programs include a lecture relating to goddesses history, a film screening and academic panel, exhibiting artists’ talks, performance art, and a punk feminist band concert.
From the classical to fashion history to myth to popular culture and political art, this exhibition will flex numerous ways to think about the meaning of Goddesses.
Artists represented range from Dara Birnbaum, Nancy Spero, Mary Beth Edelson, and Carolee Schneemann to Myrlande Constant, Vanessa Beecroft, and Mariko Mori, among others.
This exhibition will be on view in through April 10th, with a reception on Wednesday, March 25th at 5 PM.
Dates of other GODDESSES 3.0 events to be announced soon!
View the information page for this exhibition here!
Image: Pat Lay, Altar Heads Series #4: Diviner, 2003, fired clay, steel, gold leaf.

An Evening with Lorna Luft Featuring the Songs of Judy Garland
2026-02-28 20:00 - 21:30 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Using her unique perspective born from a lifetime in entertainment, join Lorna Luft as she shares favorites from the Great American Songbook. Expect some songs made famous by her mother and film legend, Judy Garland, as well as stories from Hollywood, Broadway, and beyond as only she can tell them.
Born to the legendary Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna began her career on her mother’s TV show at the age of eleven. She went on to perform on Broadway in Promises, Promises; Snoopy, the Musical; and Extremities. She has performed in domestic and international productions of They’re Playing Our Song; Guys and Dolls; Grease; The Wizard of Oz; Holiday Inn; and White Christmas.
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Adults: $50/45, Children Under 17, $20, RCNJ Faculty/Staff: $40/36*, RCNJ Students: $8*, Retired Employees of Ramapo College: $40/36*
NOTE: Everyone entering the auditorium must have a ticket, including infants and young children. Strollers are not permitted in the theaters. Due to fire code capacity limits, no lap seating of any kind is allowed.
*Ticket limits apply. In order to receive a RCNJ Student, Faculty/Staff discount, you MUST purchase your ticket at the Berrie Center Box Office with ID. Discounted tickets cannot be purchased over the phone.
To purchase wheelchair accessible seating or for questions regarding alternative formats, please contact the Box Office at (201) 684-7844 or tickets@ramapo.edu

RCNJ Theater Presents: What the Constitution Means to Me
2026-03-05 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-06 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-10 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Adler Theater, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
Written by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Terra Vandergaw
This boundary-breaking Tony-nominated play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
Content Warning: What the Constitution Means to Me contains mature themes and language, mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatization.
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Art History Talk - The Ballad of Miss Fortune
2026-03-06 11:30 - 13:30 | Berrie Center
Please join us in the Berrie Center Café at 11:30 for a special talk by Art Historian Maria Loh in which she bridges renaissance imagery and notions of misogyny.
This event is held in conjunction with GODDESSES 3.0, on view in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries February 25 – April 10. More information on GODDESSES 3.0 can be found here!
ABSTRACT

Kairos, Occasio, and Fortuna are complex facets of the same goddess of luck, but at a certain moment in time a troubling, schizophrenic iconography came into being, which cast Lady Luck as a distinctively female force, both a capricious agent controlling the Wheel of Fortune and also as a body that could be either violently seized or wildly adored. This lecture will explore the uneasy gendering of Fortuna in some early modern images such as an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi in the Metropolitan Museum that bears the descriptive title A Naked Man Holding Fortune by the Hair and Whipping Her. Rather than simply cancelling an image as such, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect upon the ideological work that such artworks accomplished in their own time and to push us to think about how we can and must make sense of them as twenty-first-century viewers.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maria H. Loh is Professor of Art History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Previously, she taught at CUNY Hunter College for six years and at University College London for over a decade. She is a contributor to Art in America and the author of three books—Titian Remade. Repetition and the Transformation of Early Modern Italian Art (2007); Still Lives. Death, Desire, and the Portrait of the Old Master (2015); and Titian’s Touch. Art, Magic, & Philosophy (2019). She has also written on: horror and “special affect” in early modern painting and sculpture; rainbow imagery in Stuart England; melancholia and the Renaissance in Ottocento Italy; remakes in Chinese cinema; repetition in Hitchcock’s Vertigo; seriality and Sherrie Levine; and the “open work” of Jeff Wall. Her forthcoming book—Liquid Sky—will be written for a general audience.
Image: Maria Loh, courtesy of the Institute for Advanced Study.

Mario the Maker Magician- SOLD OUT
2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT!
It’s robots and magic and slapstick… oh my! Mario the Maker Magician is a smash-hit, all-ages family theater experience that will lead you through an hour-long journey of energy-driven interaction, belly laughs, and maker inspiration. Mario has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street, and live all over the world to sold out audiences and critical acclaim. No one leaves the show empty-handed OR empty-hearted.
Ideal for ages 4-10 and their families!

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Adults: $25, Children Under 17, $20, RCNJ Faculty/Staff: $20*, RCNJ Students: $8*, Retired Employees of Ramapo College: $20*
NOTE: Everyone entering the auditorium must have a ticket, including infants and young children. Strollers are not permitted in the theaters. Due to fire code capacity limits, no lap seating of any kind is allowed.
*Ticket limits apply. In order to receive a RCNJ Student, Faculty/Staff discount, you MUST purchase your ticket at the Berrie Center Box Office with ID. Discounted tickets cannot be purchased over the phone.
To purchase wheelchair accessible seating or for questions regarding alternative formats, please contact the Box Office at (201) 684-7844 or tickets@ramapo.edu
Photo Credit: Brent Lee

Film Screening - Ask the Goddess
2026-03-25 14:30 - 16:30 | G126, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
As part of the GODDESSES 3.0 exhibition, on view February 25 – April 10, the Ramapo College Art Galleries are pleased to present a screening of Carolee Schneemann’s Ask the Goddess (1991).
Ask the Goddess is a provocative performance in which Schneemann interacts with the audience by responding to sexual and psychic dilemmas read from cards they have submitted. A continuous relay of projected slides comprises an iconography of Goddess symbols, taboo and sacred, including images of animal attributes. Schneemann reacts spontaneously to the questions; she channels cogent answers triggered by the unpredictable images and finds herself physically activated, turning into a howling wolf or crawling across the projection area, squealing like a pig. (Description via Electronic Arts Intermix).
PLEASE NOTE: This film contains adult content.
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring Rachel Churner, director of the Carolee Schneemann Foundation, Julie Nagle, professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Donna Kessinger, co-curator of GODDESSES 3.0 and feminist video artist.
Location: Room G126
Directions to this room can be found here.
Image: Carolee Schneemann, Ask the Goddess, 1991. Photo courtesy of the Carolee Schneemann Foundation.

Exhibition Reception
2026-03-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Berrie Center
Join us in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries on Wednesday, March 25th from 5 – 7 PM to explore and celebrate the GODDESSES 3.0 and Relative to the Collection: Luce Turnier exhibitions!
The evening will begin with time to view the galleries, followed by artist and curator talks at 6 PM.
View the GODDESSES 3.0 information page here!
Refreshments will be provided.
Image: Nancy Spero, A New Consciousness (detail), print, Ramapo College Collection, gift of the artist.

Punk Concert: The Dick Pinchers
2026-04-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Berrie Center
Feminist punk band the Dick Pinchers will be performing a set on the grounds by the Berrie Center as part of the robust programming around GODDESSES 3.0. More info on this exhibition here.
The performance is expected to take place in the late afternoon of April 10th. The time and location for this event is tentative and subject to change, please check back soon for more information!
ABOUT THE BAND:
The band Dick Pinchers is multi-media, multi-disciplinary artist Sierra Furtwangler (of Blood and Stomach Pills)‘s brainchild. It all started through a Facebook post. Sierra posted that she wanted to have a girl band named Dick Pinchers, she tagged Laura V Ward of Octavia Cup Dance Theatre and the Glam Rock Cabaret, and Alison Babalon of Beautiful Bastards and Oblivion Grin, suggesting that they might be a good fit. Miraculously, the trio formed. The raucous Dinner Party-esque band has become a sanity oasis for all three. Themes careen and intersect with swamp witchery, hot flashes, maniacal misbehavior, and Goddess invocation. Alison’s virtuosic bass work anchors Sierra’s heavy-hitting drums and Laura’s minimalist guitar (or violin). Vocals range from primal screams to somewhat more melodic singing, often within the same song. This IS your grandmother’s punk rock band.
Via O+ Festival.

RCNJ Theater Presents: Nine: The Musical
2026-04-10 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-04-11 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2026-04-16 20:00 - 22:30 | Adler Theater, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Directed by Lester Mayers
The spectacular musical adaptation of Fellini’s 8½ features one man and the dozens of muses in his life. Celebrated but impetuous film director Guido Contini, succumbing to the pressures of filming his latest film epic, suffers a midlife crisis. One by one, figures from his past and present– including his mother, his wife, his mistress, and his leading lady – haunt, instruct, scold, seduce and encourage him until he finally learns to grow up.
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