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CANCELED – Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream

Sharp Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

This musical celebration of the multicultural foundations of our nation return to the Berrie Center, highlighting the courage and challenges of immigrants as they adjusted to the customs and language of their new country. Grades: 3-8  Links: Immigration Studies, Social Studies, Multicultural Studies, Music, Language Arts, Theater SOLD OUT 

CANCELED – Mack Brandon’s Gospel Explosion

Sharp Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Share the joy of gospel music as Mack Brandon brings his fabulous choir back to the Berrie Center for another unforgettable interactive experience. A music professor at Ramapo College for the past 20 years, Brandon was the pianist and/or musical director for Ben E. King,
The Drifters, Average White Band, and the Supremes. Brandon’s choir features […]

CANCELED – LaChanze

Sharp Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Described as volcanic and a spontaneous force of nature with the unfailing ability to leave audiences breathless, Tony and Emmy Award Winner, LaChanze and her band bring her Feeling Good tour to our stage, with a long list of Broadway credits, including Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Color Purple, and Once On This Island. […]

Leaning into the Unknown: An Artist’s Response to COVID-19 Act I

Virtual

Leaning into the Unknown was a call to NJ-based artists in the performing arts to share work they were creating in response to the COVID-19 global health pandemic. Six artists were chosen to perform their new works in a FREE two day virtual event. Three artists will perform in Act I on September 19, 2020 […]

Leaning into the Unknown: An Artist’s Response to COVID-19 Act II

Virtual

Leaning into the Unknown was a call to NJ-based artists in the performing arts to share work they were creating in response to the COVID-19 global health pandemic. Six artists were chosen to perform their new works in a FREE two day virtual event. Three artists will perform in Act I on September 19, 2020 and […]

Made In Jersey: Elizabeth Walsh

Virtual

Made in Jersey will feature a series of New Jersey based performing artists sharing new works-in- progress. After each broadcast, audiences will be able to join the artist in a live chat where they can ask questions. Microtonal musician, Elizabeth Walsh presents her multi-disciplinary work “Dream Window” using video projection, spoken word and percussive instruments. […]

Faculty Film Series- “Loyalty Code”- Kelly Dolak

Virtual

Loyalty Code is an inquiry into our universal struggles between loyalty and doing what’s right. The feature documentary provides an inside look at the Penn State family and the lengths they go to protect their family, preserve their traditions, and restore the legacy of football coach Joe Paterno. Four Penn State students with clashing perspectives on […]

Made in Jersey: Michelle Myers

Virtual

Made in Jersey will feature a series of New Jersey based performing artists sharing new works-in- progress. After each broadcast, audiences will be able to join the artist in a live chat where they can ask questions.   In her performance memoir “Mudang Magic,” Michelle Myers explores how words can hang onto grief and how […]

Faculty Film Series- “Days of Atonement” Shalom Gorewitz and Darryll Rudy

Virtual

Warning:  This film contains profane language, reference to marijuana (legal for personal use in the state of Vermont), and descriptions of violence. A docudrama about a convicted murderer, released from prison because he is dying of cancer.  During his remaining time his mission is to make amends with some of the people he hurt, including the […]

Faculty Film Series- “Blue Hole” Neel Scott

Virtual

"Blue Hole"- Four teenagers on a summer afternoon hike discover a secret hidden away for many years. Along the way, they are forced to examine their own lives, as well as […]