The Arts This Weekend: 'Hair,' Festival of New Plays, DancePlus

Here are the plays and dance on tap in New Brunswick this weekend:

Friday, May 3
Playwrights Festival of New Plays, The Jameson Project
Jameson Studio Theatre
8 pm
Tickets: General Public $15/Students $10
732-932-7511

Presenting two new original one-act plays: 'A.T.' by Mike Duffy, two hikers cross paths on the Appalachian Trail and are forced to reconcile their radically separate ideals in order to survive; and 'Adrif' by Jay Koepke, a fractured pair crash into each other while they work to define their relationship with the help of a wise fish.

Friday, May 3 - Saturday, May 4
Hair
State Theatre
8 pm Friday and Saturday; 3 pm Saturday matinee
Tickets: $32 - $67
732-246-7469

This exuberant musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time has struck a resonant chord with audiences young and old. HAIR features a score of unforgettable songs including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” "Good Morning, Starshine," and “Easy To Be Hard.” (The show contains adult content throughout including mature language, sexual content, and simulated drug use. There is a dimly lit 20-second scene with nudity that is non-sexual in nature. Patrons are strongly requested to limit viewing to those 15 and up.)

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
8 pm, Friday and Saturday; 2 pm, Sunday
Philip J. Levin Theatre 
Tickets: General Public $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $20 / Students $15
732-932-7511

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5
DancePlus Spring
7:30 pm, Friday and Saturday; 2 pm, Sunday
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater
Tickets: General Public $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $20 / Students $15
732-932-7511 

New work from guest artists Stefanie Batten Bland and Laura Peterson, and from faculty Paulette Sears, Keith Thompson and Frederick Curry. Student price available during daytime ticket office hours only, Monday through Saturday.

Saturday, May 4
Playwrights Festival of New Plays, The Jameson Project
Jameson Studio Theatre
8 pm
Tickets: General Public $15/Students $10
732-932-7511

Presenting an original, full-length play, 'An Untitled Mixtape,' by Alex Gherardi. A young musician fights to find love, harmony, and his own voice. 

Sunday, May 5
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in HD, Royal Ballet
State Theatre
4 pm 
Tickets: $12, students: $7
732-246-7469

Projected in HD on a 46 ft. screen, the program was captured live from the Royal Opera House. Those familiar with Lewis Carroll’s colorful characters will enjoy the creative way Christopher Wheeldon portrays them in dance. This production is full of Wonderland’s classic quirky characters: a twitchy White Rabbit, a tap dancing Mad Hatter, a sinuous caterpillar, and so many more. Alice and the Knave of Hearts, deftly danced by two Royal Ballet principal dancers, are at the center of the story, joined by the witty and hilarious Queen of Hearts.

Those who wish to buy student tickets should call the box office.

Sunday, May 5
Playwrights Festival of New Plays, The Jameson Project
Jameson Studio Theatre
2 pm
Tickets: General Public $15/Students $10
732-932-7511

Presenting two new original one-act plays: 'A.T.' by Mike Duffy, two hikers cross paths on the Appalachian Trail and are forced to reconcile their radically separate ideals in order to survive; and 'Adrif' by Jay Koepke, a fractured pair crash into each other while they work to define their relationship with the help of a wise fish.