South Camden Theatre Company

by Stephen Kreal On Friday, May 8th, I attended the opening night performance of Chicken & Biscuits at South Camden Theater Company. Chicken & Biscuits is written by Douglas Lyons. The play is directed by Damien J. Wallace, with Gabriella Velasquez credited as Assistant Director. This production is stage-managed by August Fen DeLuca. Assisting with stage management are Dione Taylor (ASM), and Samantha Coyle (stage hand). Credit for Props Management is given to Pam Staley. SC

by Amber Kusching “Sometimes a revolution needs a woman’s touch.” Four bold women—playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, ribbon-loving Marie Antoinette, and the Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle—team up in a wild, feminist comedy set amid the Reign of Terror. As they plot, spar, and even murder Marat, they battle the rising madness of 1793 Paris. Blending history and fantasy, this sharp, irreverent play explores violence, legacy, activism, and sisterhood—part t

by: April Johnson On Saturday, November 8th, I was delighted to view South Camden Theatre Company’s presentation of DOT written by the award-winning actor and playwright Colman Domingo and directed by Zuhairah McGill. As the closing production of the company’s 20th season theme “Seasons of Love,” DOT is a contemporary story of the Shealy family who is dealing with the cognitive decline of their matriarch, Dotty. DOT premiered as a part of the Humana Festival at the Actors

by M. Smith It is no secret that theatre is sometimes used as an escape from reality. When you go to see a show, it may be after a long day or you are just interested in being whisked away to a reality that isn’t your own. However, for many, that privilege is not always available to them, as their reality and the challenges that they are facing is not something that they can simply escape from. In today’s political climate, people are facing violence and being forcibly remov

by Aimee Renna Last night at South Camden Theatre Company, I was able to witness a fresh collaboration with new theater troupe, Meraki Productions, where they put on a lively performance of The Trail to Oregon. Meraki Productions is on their third full length performance after starting in 2023 under the direction of Caroline Vollmer. The cast is made of six young performers, four of which have been participating since the troupe’s creation; the other two joined during the se

by Stephen Kreal On Friday, May 2nd, I attended the opening night performance of How The Light Gets In at South Camden Theater Company. How the Light Gets In written by Ellen M. (E.M.) Lewis, premiered at Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena, California on September 29, 2019. The play won the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award in 2020 which includes a $25,000 prize and is given for excellence in script writing. I have no idea what the other finalists were, but this script surely dese

by Evan Harris When I was younger, I had many friends who would say, “I can’t wait to get out of New Jersey.” They were disappointed to live in “America’s Armpit” and spoke of seeing the world and making their mark upon it. I never understood these people. Can you name another place this close to everything? I’m not sure I can. We are within driving distance of three major cities. Our coastline is dotted with incredible beaches. New Jersey has 12 national parks. Hell, we eve

by April Johnson I have to admit; even though I live approximately twenty minutes from Camden, I was a first timer at this venue. Tucked away in a street corner, the intimately modern Waterfront South Theatre houses the South Camden Theater Company—where an evening in the theater is a chance to stir the soul. Indeed, that experience occurred on Saturday, November 9, 2024 viewing God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, directed by Connie Norwood. Moved by a real-life experience, Re

by Evan Harris I love theatre, but it’s not my only passion. I also love cooking, video games, and Dungeons and Dragons. Today, though, I want to focus on two things close to my heart: comic books and New Jersey. In 1978, my dad opened El Dorado Comics, a store that closed before I was born. Still, his love for superheroes, art, and community shaped me deeply. This passion brings me to The Toxic Avenger—New Jersey’s “first” superhero and the subject of South Camden Theatre

by Aimee Ferenz The South Camden Theatre Company was completely new to me as I attended Kill Move Paradise on their opening night performance at the Waterfront South Theater. I was amazed to find this lovely performance space with a little less than 100 seats hidden on the corner of an ordinary section of Camden next to the Sacred Heart Church. The South Camden Theatre Company is on their 19th season with their first ever musical coming up this year (The Toxic Avenger). Kill

by Amber Kusching You saw her last when she was just two Celebrate the holidays with Cindy Lou Who Pull up a seat and fill up your cup ‘Cause your favorite little Who is all grown up. If of Dr. Seuss you are nostalgic and fond You’ll love this comedy about a blunt blonde. The showing is for ages over eighteen So keep the kids home ‘cause this show is definitely not clean. This review is for South Camden’s “Who’s Holiday” Which isn’t your typical everyday play. The evening s

by Brian Herrick Set in Swindon, England in the year 2013, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In Night-time is a story chronicling 15 year old Christophe John Francis Boone (Jeff Pfeiffer) as he investigates the mysterious murder of his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, who has been fatally speared with a garden fork. Although that sentence scans as the weirdest farce written in the last 20 years, Curious Incident is actually a poignant piece about being an “outsider”. Althoug

by Lisa Palena Alabama Story, penned by Kenneth Jones, is a play inspired by true events which occurred at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Set in Montgomery, Alabama in 1959, the drama follows a dual storyline: first, of librarian Emily Wheelock Reed, whose support of the book The Rabbits’ Wedding (a controversial children’s story of a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit) angers state senator E.W. Higgins and second, of the reunion of childhood friends Lily Whitf

by Alex Davis Walking into the auditorium at South Camden Theatre Company this past Friday night, I’m immediately hit with a wave of nostalgia. The late ‘90s-early-oughts soft-ish rock playlist has flipped a switch in me, and I know when we are. The small set dressed with a perfectly imperfect laundry pile stacked on the small couch, tiny, one-chaired kitchen table, and “cramped” kitchen counter space transports me back to the tiny closet bedroom in the small apartment I pai