HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Centenary Stage Company’s (CSC) NEXTStage Repertory production of ‘Soul Samurai’ by Qui Nguyen enters its second and final weekend of performances.
The production continues its run through Nov. 3 in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown. All tickets are $17.50. A Halloween special will also take place for the Halloween performance on Oct. 31. Patrons who attend in costume get a special $10 ticket at the door. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the box office at 908-979-0900.
After avenging the death of her lover, a young samurai girl named Dewdrop, along with her faithful sidekick Cert, must now battle through vampire-infested Brooklyn to make it back home. A classic Qui Nguyen play, ‘Soul Samurai’ blends a spaghetti western with vampire-infested Brooklyn, adding in martial arts, puppetry and comic book camp.
The cast of includes Viviana Mendez, Danny Paternina, Erin Clark, Jacoby Stewart, Kai Vialva, Maximus Klevence, Evan Flick, Taylor Albrecht and Nastasja Roman, all of who are Centenary University students. Students also make up a large portion of the creative/stage management team of the NEXTstage Repertory, CSC’s all student performance division. Directing the students in their production is Christopher Young with assistant director Emaline Williams.
Performances will take place Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 2 at 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown.
