Heartland at Luna Stage

Blake Stadnik & Matt Monaco To Star In RIFT World Premiere at Luna Stage

January 12, 2024

Blake Stadnik (This Is Us) and Matt Monaco (Public Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre) will star in the World Premiere of RIFT or White Lies at Luna Stage. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Luna Stage to Present World Premiere of RIFT OR WHITE LIES by Gabriel Jason Dean

January 05, 2024

Luna Stage will present the World Premiere of RIFT or White Lies by Gabriel Jason Dean, directed by Ari Laura Kreith,  February 8-March 3, 2024.

Luna Stage Premieres New Play Via Text Message: #RIFT By Gabriel Jason Dean

April 07, 2021

#RIFT by Gabriel Jason Dean launches this Friday, April 9 at Luna Stage. Part One of the play will be delivered to subscribers' phones over text message over the next eight weeks. Sign-ups will be accepted through April 23, but capacity is limited. Reservations are required, and are available at lunastage.org.

Luna Stage To Premiere New Play Via Text Message, #RIFT By Gabriel Jason Dean

March 19, 2021

Luna Stage announces a bold new theatrical experience in three parts: #RIFT by Gabriel Jason Dean. Through the lens of two real-life brothers—one a convicted murderer, the other a playwright; one a member of the alt-right, the other an A.O.C.-type progressive—#RIFT explores whether it is possible to bridge fundamental political and ideological divides.

Luna Stage Awarded $20,000 NJACRF Grant To Support Ongoing Artistic And Education Programs

March 04, 2021

Luna Stage has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the New Jersey Arts & Culture Recovery Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation to support their ongoing artistic work and education programming. The New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund was established to ensure the survival and strength of the state's arts, cultural and historical sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Luna Stage to Present Benefit Performance of Ami Brabson's Cabaret A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

November 22, 2019

Luna Stage will present a benefit performance of Ami Brabson's newest cabaret A Change is Gonna Come on Saturday, December 14th. Doors open at 6:30 PM for wine and mingling. Brabson's performance at 7:30 will be followed by live music, dessert, drinks, and coffee.

Arendt Center Founder, Playwright, Slated to Speak at MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY

October 16, 2019

Luna Stage's World Premiere production of Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library opens this Saturday, October 19, at 8pm. Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities Roger Berkowitz, playwright Jenny Lyn Bader, director Ari Laura Kreith, and assistant director Chris Kuiken will join the audience for post-show conversations during the first two weekends of Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library at Luna Stage. A discussion about the graphic novel The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth by Ken Krimstein will also precede one performance.

Season Passes On Sale For Luna Stage 2019-2020 Season

May 08, 2019

Luna Stage just released Season Passes for their 2019-2020 Season-with a twist. Luna will offer six shows-three on the MainStage and three in their newly renovated studio space dubbed Luna2-to their subscribers in the upcoming season. The calendar is set, and Luna will announce two plays in April, two in May, and two in June.

HEARTLAND Special Events Announced For This Weekend

April 22, 2019

Rabbi Elliott Tepperman of B'nai Keshet, the Islamic Networks Group's Seham Abdala and Zainab Alam, and Maplewood author Marc Aronson will lead pre- and post-show conversations at Luna Stage's Heartland this weekend. Now extended through May 5, Luna's production has received audience and critical acclaim. Broadway World called it a "heartfelt masterpiece rife with comedic brilliance and the triumph of the human spirit."

HEARTLAND Extends Through May 5

April 16, 2019

Heartland, now playing at Luna Stage, will extend through May 5. The new play, which opened April 4, has received audience and critical acclaim. Broadway World called it a "heartfelt masterpiece rife with comedic brilliance and the triumph of the human spirit."

BWW Review: HEARTLAND at Luna Stage

April 09, 2019

In Gabriel Jason Dean's endearing play Heartland, Ari Laura Kreith directs this heartfelt masterpiece rife with comedic brilliance and the triumph of the human spirit at Luna Stage in West Orange. The performing arts venue works to stage plays that demonstrate local and global experience meant to engender dialogue and change. In-line with its current theme of exploring conversations across cultural divides, the venue keeps its finger on the pulse on such topics for important discussion with Heartland.

Photo Flash: First Look at HEARTLAND at Luna Stage

April 08, 2019

Heartland, a new play set in Afghanistan and Nebraska, opens this Saturday night at Luna Stage. Luna's artistic director, Ari Laura Kreith directs Kareem Badr, Brian Corrigan, and Lipica Shah.

HEARTLAND Opens Saturday

April 05, 2019

Heartland, a new play set in Afghanistan and Nebraska, opens this Saturday night at Luna Stage. Luna's artistic director, Ari Laura Kreith directs Kareem Badr, Brian Corrigan, and Lipica Shah.

Kareem Badr Joins the Cast of HEARTLAND

April 02, 2019

Luna Stage welcomes Kareem Badr to the cast of Heartland, playing April 4-April 28. Badr is featured alongside Brian Corrigan and Lipica Shah in Gabriel Jason Dean's love story set in Nebraska and Afghanistan, directed by Luna Stage Artistic Director Ari Laura Kreith.