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Five By Ferber

First Preview: May 18, 2018
Opening Date: May 31, 2018
Closing Date: Jun 3, 2018
Running Time: 01:20
Five By Ferber

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Playing @
New Jersey Repertory
179 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740
A celebration of the works of Edna Ferber including salon readings of 5 brand new one-act plays adapted from Ferber's short stories 

A lecture on the story behind "Showboat" told by Ferber's great niece and biographer, Julie Gilbert, and a concert reading of "Selina Peake" written by the Pulitzer prize winning playwright, Horton Foote, based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel, "So Big".

Thursday, May 31 at 8pm - The Story Behind Showboat - as told by Ferber's great niece, Julie Gilbert, who was named after Julie in Show Boat. The novel that was published in 1926 was an immediate best seller, as it quickly followed Ferber's Pulitzer Prize winning 1924 novel, So Big. The novel of Show Boat was based on research that Ferber did while living on a show boat in North Carolina. It is a considerably darker tale than the groundbreaking 1927 musical conceived by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein.

Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 2 at 8pm - Salon readings
Sunday, June 3 at 4pm - The festival finale is a concert reading of Selina Peake
RegionalPerformance ArtPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: $75 - Festival Pass

Performance Schedule

THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM


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Full-price tickets:

$25.00 - $25.00

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive listening devices available at Box Office
  • Curb Ramps

    Convenient curb cuts close to our entrance for wheelchair and mobility device accessibility
  • Elevator/Escalator

    None available
  • Entrance

    Ample doorway
  • Parking

    Free parking close to our entrance with marked spots for those with special placards or license plates
  • Restroom

    Accessible bathroom on our main lobby level
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    Large print programs upon request
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating or special seating requirements available by contacting our Box Office directly at (732) 229-3166

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