Conceived, adapted and directed
by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
Written by Elaine Molinaro
Directed by Gwen Orel
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
Written by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
One-acts by French female playwrights:
"Savannah Bay" by Marguerite Duras
"Over Nothing at All" by Nathalie Sarraute
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Luna Stage,
West Orange, NJ
Written by Paul Claudel
Directed and translated
by Elaine Molinaro
at Union Congregational Church
Montclair, NJ
Written by Betty Shemiah
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Where Eagles Dare Theater,
New York, NY
Written by Ivan Tairzacra
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at the Play Outside Festival,
New York, NY
Written by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theatre,
Montclair, NJ
"Graveyard Shift"
"Casting Away"
by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with The Theater Project
at Burgdorff Arts Center,
Maplewood, NJ
Written by Chuk Obasi
in collaboration with company of
Uniform Justice Montclair
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
A devised project on police-community relations
with Intersections International
at Glenfield Middle School and
Union Congregational Church
“ASK ZSUZANNA - Single Motherhood at 50”
by C.J. Ehrlich
“The Bar Mitzvah of Jesus Goldfarb”
by Andrew Heinze
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Luna Stage
*above: playwrights at post performance talkback
Written by Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Union Congregational Church
Montclair, NJ
Written by Rachel Calnek-Sugin
Jane Chambers Student Contest Winner
through the Women & Theatre Program
reading directed and
contest coordinated by
Elaine Molinaro
Written by Andie Berry
Jane Chambers Student Contest Winner
through the Women & Theatre Program
reading directed and
contest coordinated by
Elaine Molinaro
Culture Connection Theater participated in and collaborated with the Montclair Arts Alliance to produce a four-day arts festival of theater, music, dance and visual arts featuring over 30 arts organizations
at United Way Theater
Montclair, NJ
Culture Connection Theater is a proud member of the Montclair Arts Alliance (MAA), a service organization for the arts community of the Montclair area in New Jersey. Elaine Molinaro serves as the MAA president working to create space, marketing opportunities and other support for arts organisations in Montclair and the surrounding areas.
Elaine Molinaro of Culture Connection Theater is a founder, member and immediate past chair of the Montclair Arts Advisory Committee to the Montclair Town Council. MAAC advises the Council on arts matters and serves as the arts liaison to local arts groups.
Elaine Molinaro of Culture Connection Theater serves as an officer of the Women & Theatre Program (WTP) with the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) to support female artists, academics and activists. Elaine serves as a program assistant and reader for the Jane Chambers Women’s Playwriting Contest and presents at the annual ATHE conference.