The curtain is rising on a new season at Centenary Stage Company as the NEXTstage Repertory kicks off its 2025–26 lineup with Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn, featuring music by Michael Friedman.
Performances will run Oct. 16–26 in the Kutz Theatre at the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the Centenary University campus in Hackettstown. Tickets are $17.50 and can be purchased at centenarystageco.org or by calling 908-979-0900.
Directed by Christopher Young, the production features Centenary University theatre students both on stage and behind the scenes as part of the NEXTstage Repertory, the university’s all-student performance division. The program provides students with professional experience, networking opportunities, and the chance to work directly with Centenary’s resident theatre company.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play imagines how fragments of modern pop culture—like The Simpsons, commercials, and pop songs—might evolve into the mythology of a new civilization.
Centenary Stage Company announced the production in a recent press release, highlighting its commitment to professional-caliber performances and arts education in northwest New Jersey.
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or contact the box office at 908-979-0900.
