Past Productions
Among the Missing
Among the Missing
Among the Missing
Conceived, adapted and directed
by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
Pants Story
Among the Missing
Among the Missing
Written by Elaine Molinaro
Directed by Gwen Orel
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
PL
Among the Missing
PL
Written by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theater, Montclair, NJ
Space In-Between
Tidings Brought to Mary
Tidings Brought to Mary
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
Tidings Brought to Mary
Tidings Brought to Mary
Tidings Brought to Mary
Written by Paul Claudel
Directed and translated
by Elaine Molinaro
at Union Congregational Church
Montclair, NJ
Roar
Tidings Brought to Mary
Opera Buffoonia
Written by Betty Shemiah
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Where Eagles Dare Theater,
New York, NY
Opera Buffoonia
Think Fast One-Act Festival
Opera Buffoonia
Written by Ivan Tairzacra
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at the Play Outside Festival,
New York, NY
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Think Fast One-Act Festival
Think Fast One-Act Festival
Written by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with Apricot Sky Productions
at Grove Street Theatre,
Montclair, NJ
Think Fast One-Act Festival
Think Fast One-Act Festival
Think Fast One-Act Festival
"Graveyard Shift"
"Casting Away"
by Gwen Orel
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
with The Theater Project
at Burgdorff Arts Center,
Maplewood, NJ
Dream on Church Street
New Moon Short Play Festival
New Moon Short Play Festival
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
New Moon Short Play Festival
New Moon Short Play Festival
New Moon Short Play Festival
“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
Tongue of a Bird
New Moon Short Play Festival
Tongue of a Bird
Written by Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Elaine Molinaro
at Union Congregational Church
Montclair, NJ
Collaborations
Flush
Written by Rachel Calnek-Sugin
Jane Chambers Student Contest Winner
through the Women & Theatre Program
reading directed and
contest coordinated by
Elaine Molinaro
Son of Soil
Written by Andie Berry
Jane Chambers Student Contest Winner
through the Women & Theatre Program
reading directed and
contest coordinated by
Elaine Molinaro
Montclair Arts Festival
Montclair Arts Alliance
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
Montclair Arts Alliance
Montclair Arts Alliance
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.
Montclair Arts Advisory Committee
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.
Women & Theatre Program
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.