Karen Thornton will star in The Theater Project’s production of “Alabama Story.”
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The Theater Project will present the New Jersey premiere of Kenneth Jones’ “Alabama Story,” Aug. 6-16 at The DMK Black Box Theatre in Union Township. The story, which blends fact and fiction, is about the battle between a librarian and a segregationist state senator over a 1958 children’s book, “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” which tells the story of a white rabbit and a black rabbit marrying; the play’s parallel plot, meanwhile, concerns the friendship between a white woman and an African-American man. Jones has said the play takes place in “the Deep South of the imagination.”
Karen Thornton plays Emily Wheelock Reed, the Alabama public library worker who inspired the play. She is joined by seven other actors in the cast.
For a chance to win two tickets to one of the following performances — Aug. 6 or 8 at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 7 at 10 a.m., or Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. — send an email to njartscontest@gmail.com with “Alabama” in the subject line. Please specify which show you would like to attend.
JAMES MADDOCK
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The GabeGate concert series will present veteran singer-songwriter James Maddock — born and raised in England but now living in Bradley Beach — at The Spanish Pavillion in Harrison, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.
Maddock played in bands, including Wood, before establishing himself as a solo artist with 2009’s Sunrise on Avenue C. His latest album, Forever June, came out in May. He has described it as “Songs of loss and songs about trying to come to terms with life’s ups and downs. We all have em!!! There’s also some rockers and good time foot tappers.”
The Spanish Pavillion is a restaurant, so food and drinks will be available, but there will be no minimum.
For a chance to win two tickets, send an email to njartscontest@gmail.com by Aug. 11 at noon, with the word “Maddock” in the subject line.
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