CAMDEN, NJ — March 19, 2012 – The South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre organization located in Camden, New Jersey announces its eighth season titled “Home in Waterfront South” featuring works written by Clifford Odets, August Wilson, Joseph M. Paprzycki and Eugene O’Neill. Opening the season October 26 – November 11 is INDOOR PICNIC a play set in Camden, New Jersey from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. The play is written by South Camden Theatre Company’s producing artistic director Joseph M. Paprzycki and directed by Ray Croce. Starting January 18 – 20, 2013 is a special three show workshop production of the newly discovered EXORCISM: A Play in One Act written by Eugene O’Neil and directed by Joseph M. Paprzycki. The work of Clifford Odets returns to our stage in AWAKE AND SING directed by Christopher ‘Jumbo’ Schimpf. The production will run from February 8 – 24. The season will close with August Wilson’s RADIO GOLF, directed by Connie Norwood the production will run from April 19 – May 5, 2013.
Producing Artistic Director Joseph M. Paprzycki states, “Our eighth season will focus on our common desire for somewhere to call home; be it in our neighborhoods, hearts or minds. These plays reflect that longing in different ways, situations and locations with all leading towards the same serenity. SCTC is truly at home in Waterfront South and we want to bring work to our stage that will allow you to feel ‘at home’ as well.”
Performances will be held Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. at the 96-seat Waterfront South Theatre located at 400 Jasper Street in Camden, New Jersey. For more information about South Camden Theatre Company, please visit www.southcamdentheatre.org. Follow the company on Twitter at @ArtWillSaveUs and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SouthCamdenTheatreCompany.
About South Camden Theatre Company, Inc.
The South Camden Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping revitalize the City of Camden, New Jersey by producing meaningful, professional theater in the City’s Waterfront South District as the resident theatre company at Waterfront South Theatre. We are committed to staging performances that entertain, elevate, and inspire audiences, whether our plays are rooted in the reality of injustice, or explore the magic of human potential and show how love can transcend our differences. We are here to serve the community; its adults, children, and we exist to provide hope for the rebirth of our city, while providing a voice and a stage for those who live, work and dream here. South Camden Theatre Company is a proud member of The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. For more information on South Camden Theatre Company and Waterfront South Theatre, visit www.southcamdentheatre.org.
About Waterfront South Theatre
The Waterfront South Theatre is a new 96-seat theatre located on the corner of 4th and Jasper Street in Camden, New Jersey. This 4,000 square foot facility was built by the Heart of Camden, a nonprofit housing organization in the Waterfront South section of the city. South Camden Theatre Company is the resident professional theatre company that opened the facility in 2010 and continues to own and operate the theatre for its ongoing productions as well as a venue for other groups’ performances and rehearsal space. For more information on Waterfront South Theatre, visit www.waterfrontsouththeatre.com.
