Theater for the Whole Family

Winter Festival of Family Theater

Friday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 19 in The Little Theatre,  715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown. Performed by members of Centenary Stage Company’s Young Performers Workshop. Selections include:

"You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,"  "Life with Father," and "5-6-7-8! Stories that Dance."

Tickets for these performances are $12.50 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. The schedule is as follows: "You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown:" 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12; 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19. "Life with Father:" 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15; 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 and 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. " -6-7-8! Stories that Dance:" 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11; 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19. Tickets for these performances are $12.50 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. For more information or to schedule your interview call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900 or visit Centenary Stage Company on-line at centenarystageco.org

'A Child's Christmas in Wales' opens on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Main Stage, F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Performances run through Wednesday, Jan. 2. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at (973) 408-5600 or by visiting ShakespeareNJ.org. Ticket prices range from $40 to $55.

“A Christmas Carol as Adapted by Stephen Temperley," Centenary Stage Company, from Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Dec. 12 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center, 715 Grand Ave., Hackettstown. This adaptation of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was crafted specifically for Centenary Stage Company’s Sitnik Theatre and premiered last year during the holiday season. Probably the most popular piece of fiction that Charles Dickens ever wrote, “A Christmas Carol” was published in 1843. Performance dates and times for “A Christmas Carol adapted by Stephen Temperley” are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 2 and 9; 8 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3 and 10; and Saturdays, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 and 11; 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 and 12; and special 2 p.m. performances on Wednesday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 4. Tickets range from $25 to 29.50 with discounts available for seniors, students, children 12 and younger, and Thursday evening performances. The preview performance of “A Christmas Carol by Stephen Temperley,” to be performed at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 will have a special $10 ticket price for Hackettstown residents with proof of address. For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call Centenary Stage Company’s box office at (908) 979-0900.