Penzance, Music Man, Arsenic and Old Lace 1975: Li'l Abner, Man of La Mancha, Peter Pan Community and Accessibility Plays-in-the-Park has received attention and praise for its uncharacteristically high quality production values in a community theater setting. It also provides the community with the children’s theater camp, Kids-in-the-Park, every summer. Children ages 8 through 15 are admitted. In a small-scale amphitheater located in Warren Park, NJ, a total of 250 children attend two workshops and put on performances at the end of the sessions for family and friends. Plays-in-the-Park also has a venerable relationship with the Cerebral Palsy Institute. Before the federal legislation made wheel-chair access mandatory, Plays-in-the-Park’s outdoor setting offered barrier-free entry. Local Senior Citizens and Veterans’ homes are frequent visitors, as are many local families due children being admitted free and to the senior citizen discount. Sign Language Interpretation, Audio Description, Sensory Seminars and Open Captioning are all used at specific performances for every run of a show. Location Plays-in-the-Park is located in Roosevelt Park (Edison), at 1 Pine Drive, Edison, NJ, 08837. Performers and Staff Many people who got their start at Plays-in-the-Park have gone on to have successful careers in entertainment. Some notable alumni include: Brittany Murphy, Michael Schweikardt (set design for the James Taylor Tour), Timothy Gleason (Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), Broadway), Amy Toporek (Hairspray (musical), the National Tour), Lorinda Haver (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Broadway), Andrew Hodge (Cats (musical), Tour), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys, Broadway), Billy Piscopo (Jesus Christ Superstar, Tour), Veronica Kuehn (Mamma Mia (musical), Broadway, Xanadu (musical), Broadway), Susan Santoro (Cats, Broadway, A Chorus Line, Broadway), Coleen Sexton (Jekyll & Hyde, video), Casey Muha (Chicago (musical), Tour, On the Town, Paper Mill Playhouse), Jenny Hill (Seussical, Broadway, Spamalot, Broadway) and Gerard Lebeda (Jesus Christ Superstar, European Tours). References The Artistic Director is Margaret Davis, previously held by Gary Cohen. Davis directs the opening show every summer as well as all the October children's musicals. Michelle Massa used to choreograph the first show each summer since the early 1990s and directed JOSEPH AND THE DREAMCOAT at the State Theatre New Brunswick for 25 years. Other permanent staff include David Griffin, Mike D'Arcy, Chris Cichon, and Gabby Komleski. External links Plays In The Park official web site Edison, New Jersey