Are you ready for some Tuna?
For the first time in 2 years
A TUNA CHRISTMAS returns to Jersey City!
Opening night: Wednesday - December 11th - 8pm

Back by popular demand, "A TUNA CHRISTMAS" is a marathon Christmas comedy of southern madness. The Christmas yard display contest is heating up in the small town of Tuna, Texas as neighbor fights neighbor for the most outrageous display of lights, Santas, Baby Jesus' and Rudolphs. This year however, there is a Christmas Phantom on the loose, spreading vandalism and havoc.

With quick-change zaniness and quicksilver one-liners, two incredibly talented actors introduce us to 22 of the wildest citizens in Tuna, Texas.

This year the wigs are bigger, the heels are higher and the skirts are shorter!

And we are thrilled to announce a new cast member: Stephen Hope! Last seen in J CITY's production of APARTMENT 3A, Stephen has risen to the high-heeled challenge of being one half of the crazy town of Tuna, Texas. Stephen brings a Broadway pedigree to the production, having been a member of the original cast of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - as well as countless Off Broadway, regional and touring productions over his distinguished career.

J CITY Theater continues their "Come Back Season" with this wild holiday tradition. Our opening show: APARTMENT 3A, was the most successful show in our history and we are so excited to continue the momentum.

Full info:
Dates: December 11th through 21st
Days: Wednesday's through Saturday's
Time: 8pm
Price: $20.00
Location: 252 9th Street between Jersey Ave and Erie Street -
lower level of St. Michael's Church

It's a limited run - only 8 performances! So be sure to get your
tickets now!
Tickets can be purchased at www.jcity.org
And be sure to follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jcitytheater

Seeing all these complements is great!
The most gratifying thing in the world is to hear that people
like our work - it's why we do it.
We have the best audiences in the world and really work hard
to entertain you.

By the way, some tickets are still available for tonight and
a few for tomorrow too. Our last two shows!

Thanks,
Clay

Thanks Brewster! I've been following you on here for years and always appreciate your comments. I'm really glad you came to the show and liked it.

And to everyone else - we still have tickets for tonight's performance - so come on down if you can.

thanks!
Clay

Final week of performances for Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels begins tonight at 8pm.

Tickets are quickly selling out - but there are still a few for each night, especially tonight and Thursday.

Hope to see you there!

It's the final week of performances for J CITY Theater's Apartment 3A.

This past weekend, we had sell out crowds and we truly apologize to those we had to turn away at the door. If only we could have squeezed some more chairs into the theater - we would have.

But fear not - starting this Wednesday, we have four performances left and some tickets are still available for each night. (However - Friday and Saturday typically sell out fast, so if you can make it on Wednesday or Thursday - that might be better!)

And remember - Thursday is our Two for Thirty Thursday deal - get your second ticket for half off!! Just enter the code: 24thirty online.

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Here is what reviewers are saying:

"Sandy Cockrell has real heart! Stephen Hope is Hilarious!"

- Jersey City Independent

"Lighthearted fun!! A great comeback story for
J CITY Theater!!"
- Woman About Town - Hoboken Blog

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And be sure to take advantage of our Dinner and Show Packages from local restaurants:

Hamilton Inn - 10% off

GP's - 15% off

(Deal available on the night you see the show only.)

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And we are thrilled to have the vibrant and dynamic work of
Robert Piersanti displayed in our Lobby!

A great meal
Beautiful Art
And a funny play

All within one block. - It makes a great night out on the town!!!

Hope to see you there.

When: Wednesday October 23rd through Saturday October 26th
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $20 - purchase available online at www.jcity.org
Where: 252 9th Street - St. Michael's on Hamilton Park

And remember to like us on facebook:
www.facebook.com/jcitytheater

Note: Due to strong language and adult themes, please consider this production PG-13 - may not be suitable for children.

Had a great show last night. Tickets are going fast for tonight and tomorrow - but we still have a few left. Be sure to get yours!

And don't forget about our Dinner and Show packages -
Hamilton Inn - 10% off
GP's - 15% off
Offers only valid on the night you see the show.

All within one block, you get:
An amazing meal.
Some of the most vibrant and dynamic art by local artist Robert Piersanti (in our lobby)
And a really funny funny play.

Sounds like a good night to me!

Our second week begins tomorrow - Wednesday. We run Wednesday through Saturday 8pm.

And don't forget about our Two for Thirty Thursday deal.
On Thursdays - you get $10 off when purchasing your second ticket.

Hope to see you there.

www.jcity.org

Best opening weekend ever!

So thankful to all of our great audiences.

We run for 2 more weeks - Wednesdays through Saturdays, be sure to check us out...tickets are going fast!

We had an amazing opening night last night! A packed house with lots of laughter!!
We do it again tonight - so come on down and see Apartment 3A!

Opening is this Friday - and also wanted to let folks know that our friends at a few local restaurants are offering discounts to our audience members:

The Hamilton Inn is offering 10% off your bill and GP's is offering 15% off! Just tell your waiter that you are going to see the show later that night - (or if after the show - just tell them you went to see it) Offer only valid on the night you see the show.

Many thanks to these great businesses for supporting us!

AND

We will be displaying the work of artist Robert Piersanti in our Lobby. We are very grateful to this vibrant local artist for allowing us to display his work.

Hope to see everyone there!

As many of you know, J CITY Theater finished their run of Regrets Only - almost one year ago. (It was our most successful show in our history.) Three days later, Hurricane Sandy hit. In the past year, we have faced many challenges - just like many of you. But on Friday, October 11th, we are back!

We are so very proud to announce that we open our 8th Season with Apartment 3A, by Jeff Daniels. We hope to see you there to help celebrate our come back story.

Full details below.

J CITY Theater presents
APARTMENT 3A, by Jeff Daniels
October 11th, through October 26th ?
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Tix: $20.00
Tickets can be purchased through www.brownpapertickets.com or www.jcity.org? or calling
At
The Underground Theater at St. Michaels Church ? Hamilton Park
252 Ninth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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Jersey City, NJ (October 11, 2013) ? J CITY Theater, the professional theater company located in downtown Jersey City is proving that they?re ?Jersey strong? by staging their comeback production on October 11, 2013.? The show runs for three weeks with a scheduled closing of October 26th.
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J CITY Theater will launch their eighth season by producing ?Apartment 3A,? written by actor and playwright Jeff Daniels, who is currently starring in HBO?s ?The Newsroom? written by Aaron Sorkin. The play is a sardonic romantic comedy that revolves around Annie Wilson, a public television employee who loses her faith in God, men and even PBS. As she goes through romantic trials, she loses her cool on camera during the annual pledge drive ? resulting in further chaos for herself and co-workers.? It's a laugh out loud comedy with some adult themes - so parents might want to consider this rated PG - 13.?

??? ?So much fun!? A great night of theater, full of twists and turns - a Miracle.?
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Apartment 3A will star Sandy Cockrell, Stephen Hope, Randall Marquez and Clay Cockrell.? Our Stage Manager is Jack Vandewark and Tech Director is Nick Probst.? We are also thrilled to be working with Jacquelyn Bird as our choreographer. Rounding out our crew is Katie Brennan as our acting assistant. ???We are thrilled to be starting our eighth season on a strong note with this roller coaster production,? said Clay Cockrell, executive producer of J CITY Theater. ?

Tonight is the night!

JERSEY SHORTS

8PM

FREE

Hope to see you there to help us celebrate our come back story.

252 9th Street

You can?t keep a good theater down!??

JERSEY SHORTS - Friday, September 6th, 8pm. FREE
252 9th Street

Last year on October 27th - J CITY Theater gave their final performance of "Regrets Only".? This was our most successful production in our history - the biggest box office and biggest audiences.? As we stayed late that night and broke down the set - reports were already coming in about an impending ?superstorm? named Sandy.? ??Less than 48 hours later, on October 29th, Sandy barreled on shore - bringing devastation to our home, our theater and perhaps changing our community forever.? We vowed then to somehow come back from this stronger and better than ever.? ??

And on Friday, September 6th at 8pm: J CITY Theater is back!??

To celebrate the start of our 8th Season and kick off our Come Back Story - we are bringing back our very successful: Jersey Shorts.? This is a free night of short story and musical performances based on NPR?s Selected Shorts at Symphony Space.?

??Our readers include:?
Candice Osborne, Councilperson for Ward E?
Mary Quinn
?David Greenwood
?Philip Orawski
?Mohammad Hussain

??Musical performances by
Jersey City favorite Glen Coleman (who has his own inspiring come back story)
?and
?our very special guest on his return engagement:?
Jon Christopher - Brooklyn Singer / Songwriter and recording artist.?

??We invite you to help us celebrate with a night of great stories and beautiful music.
Hope to see you there!
Location: 252 9th Street (on Hamilton Park)
When: Friday September 6th 8PM
Cost: FREE

More info: www.jcity.org

Thanks JCListers - good to know I wasn't alone. (Well, actually I'm sorry that I wasn't alone or that any of us have to deal with this.) But like many of you - I don't worry when it's only an inch or so - so was pretty shocked when we got so wet on this one.

Anybody else get flooded last night / this morning? Per the forecast it looked like it wasn't going to be so bad this time, but we got slammed again. Anybody know how much rain we actually got?

Just wanted to say what a treasure this place is. Sandy and I headed over there this weekend with friends and were once again blown away. Eddie and his staff have created a great menu with delicious food. This restaurant is his passion and the entire evening was a great experience. If you haven't gone - I recommend checking him out. We really need to support our local businesses!

While most of you know me as the producer of J CITY Theater, my day job is as a therapist. I am a private practitioner and I have an unusual approach - I walk with my clients instead of meeting in an office, usually meeting at Battery Park or Central Park. And, yes, I've been known to do quite a bit of kicking...

No non-sense. Goal directed. Plain speaking.

www.walkandtalk.com


Clay Cockrell, LCSW

To the Fans and Supporters of J CITY Theater,

We?ve always known that Sandy Cockrell - our Artistic Director, was a hurricane of passion and energy, so when we heard that there was a real hurricane coming with the same name - we knew that it was going to be a force to be reckoned with. Little did we know.

We think of our audience members and supporters as family and never more so than in the past several weeks. Our hearts go out to all of you during this time and we truly hope that you are ok and are now moving through the recovery process from this devastating storm. And we will forever be grateful to so many of you who reached out to us with assistance and encouraging words during this time.

The good news is that the theater escaped with only minor damage. A little bleach and elbow grease and we will be back up and running.

The bad news is that Sandy and I received major damage to our home. We have spent the
last month working to restore power and recover from the damage of 8 feet of water and a minor fire. The time and effort that it has taken to deal with demo, renovation, FEMA and insurance companies has been all consuming.

We therefore have made the very difficult decision to cancel this year?s production of A Tuna Christmas. For the first time in 6 years, Petey, Vera, Dixie, Bertha, Charlene, Pearl, Inita, Helen and all the gang from Tuna, Texas will have to sit this one out. We worked very hard to see if we could bring them back - but in the end we simply did not have the time or funds.

We hope that giving them a year to rest - they will come back next year with even more power and lunacy.

On a different note - we would like to thank all of you that made Regrets Only our most successful show to date. We broke all attendance and box office records and we loved hearing from many of you who said this was your favorite show ever. We are going to build on that momentum as we plan for the Spring!

Again, thank you for all of your support. Remember that your year-end tax deductible gifts are always appreciated and allow us to come back from this temporary set back - to be better than ever. If you would like to make a donation you can donate online at www.jcity.org or mail a check (made out to The Field) to 6 Mercer Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

We will leave you with this parting thought from Petey Fisk of the Greater Tuna Humane Society:

Peace on Earth. Good will toward everybody. I never get tired of hearing that.

Having a difficult time estimating how high the water will get in downtown. We live near city hall - corner of Marin Blvd and Mercer. During Irene, we had 3 feet in the basement. What should we expect now?

Is this something where those on the "parlor" level of a brownstone should be concerned? We are on the first floor - but that's a good 5 feet above street level.

Thoughts?

Final performance is tonight! Still a few tickets available - hope to see you there!!

Only 8 tickets left for tonight's performance. If you are planning on coming...please please - get your tickets online.

AND - tonight is our "Two for Thirty Thursday" deal! Two people can see the show for a total cost of $30!

Shoppers take advantage!!!

Hope to see you there - what an amazing run this has been!

It's been an amazing two weeks so far with Regrets Only. So far we've had 2 sold-out shows!!

We have 4 performances left (Wednesday through Saturday) - and I STRONGLY encourage you to get your tickets online - and please don't wait until the last night (Saturday.)

Seating is limited - and I would hate to have to turn anyone away - we are so proud of this show - we want everyone to be able to see it!!

Tonight is our "Two for Thirty Thursday" Special. Tickets are normally $20 each - but tonight, 2 people can come for a total of $30.

Hope to see you there!

Clay

We are a hit!

Last weekend's opening of our production of REGRETS ONLY was a huge success! Big audiences and REALLY big laughs. (In fact, I was a little concerned about some of you - I hope you didn't hurt yourselves.) Seriously, I think this biggest and longest laughs we've ever had in our seven year history came last weekend.

But it's not too late! The second week opens tonight and seats are still available!

Here is a facebook comment from one of our supporters:

Opening night was spectacular. Sandy and Clay continue to raise the bar and surpass it making each season more spectacular than the previous one. "Regrets Only" is topical, funny, wonderfully cast, thought provoking and a play not to be missed. Don't regret not going to see it for yourself!!!!

And check out our review from Summer Dawn Hortilosa at the Jersey City Independent. Using words like: Brilliant, Fabulous and Perfection - it made me blush a little bit. Here's the full link:

http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/ ... le-laughs-and-no-regrets/


We are so proud of the positive response and look forward to seeing you there!
Remember - Thursdays are "Two for Thirty Thursdays" - meaning you can buy two tickets for a total of $30 instead of $20 each.

And the Hamilton Inn continues to offer the Dinner and a Show Package - save 10% off your entire bill on the night you see our production.

The show runs Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8pm.
Tix: $20.00
Tickets can be purchased through www.jcity.org or calling 800-838-3006
At
252 Ninth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Tonight's the night! Come help us celebrate the opening of our 7th Season with Regret's Only!! 8pm.

Tickets still available at the door.

www.jcity.org

The show opens this Friday at 8pm!
Hope to see you there!!

J CITY Theater is thrilled to announce the opening of our 7th Season!

And to kick off Lucky Season 7 - we have chosen a show that will be sure to knock your socks off!

Timely? Check
Political? Double Check
Funny? Triple Check

On Friday, October 12th, we kick off the year with REGRETS ONLY, by award winning playwright Paul Rudnick. REGRETS ONLY is a political satire, an outlandish farce and a comedy of Park Avenue manners. Rudnick, known for his hilarious and delicious one line zingers, has written a piece that crackles with energy and shock. The night is ruled by wise cracking maids, glittering gowns, madcap mothers and opulent excess. But underneath all the sophistication and lunacy is a surprising story of kindness, friendship and learning to take a stand for what one believes.

It is the story of Tibby, an upper east side society maven and professional party goer, and her friendship with Hank - one of the world's leading fashion designers whose long term partner has recently died of cancer. Arriving for a glittering evening of charity events, Hank and Tibby learn that her husband, a successful attorney, has been asked by the President to draft a constitutional amendment against same sex marriage. The three friends are forced to explore the meaning of friendship, love, commitment and exactly what is marriage (gay or straight) all about! Ultimately Hank sets up a plot of revenge that nearly brings the world to a halt.


"Paul Rudnick is one of the funniest quip-meisters on the planet"
The New York Times

"Hilariously witty - Rudnick's script is ripe with jokes at the expense of the upper class"
Show Business Weekly

"A devastatingly accurate political and social satire."
BackStage


The cast includes Eric Purcell as Jack, Sandy Cockrell as Tibby, Marvin Bell as Hank, Angela Sharp as Spencer, Cammie West as Myra and Norrice Raymaker as the indomitable Marietta.

Also - in our lobby, Gallery 9 is very excited to present the couture creations of local fashion designer and artist Uta Brauser of "Fish with Braids"

Full Details:

October 12th through October 27th
8:00pm
Tix: $20.00
Tickets can be purchased through www.jcity.org or calling 800-838-3006
At
252 Ninth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Specials: We continue to offer our "Two for Thirty Thursdays" - get 2 tickets for a total of $30 on Thursday performances

And don't forget about our great Dinner and A Show Package.

Hamilton Inn is offering 10% off your entire bill (that's right - not a typo: the entire bill) for those seeing the show later that night. Not to be combined with other specials.

Looking forward to seeing you there!


Also - you can follow the rehearsal process on Facebook -
www.facebook.com/jcitytheater

Twitter:
#regretsonlyjcity

Reminder:
Tonight is Jersey Shorts at J CITY Theater.
Come on down for a great night of story telling and music.

Free.

8pm

252 9th Street.

www.jcity.org

Reminder: Jersey Shorts is this Friday.

Additions to the line up of musicians:
Charlene Lite and Jon Christopher - planning to
rock the house!

And don't forget to support our neighbors - Hamilton Inn and The Embankment Restaurant. Make it a great date night - dinner at a local spot and then a show at J CITY!

Hello Everyone,

Planning to celebrate Valentines Day early?
Looking for the perfect event?

J CITY Theater announces the continuation of their hit series: JERSEY SHORTS.
The event?s theme: Girls Just Want to Have Fun!
Friday, February 10th, 8pm. (One night only.)
And its FREE!

JERSEY SHORTS is a wonderful evening of music and story telling. Modeled after National Public Radio?s ?Selected Shorts at Symphony Space?, J CITY brings together prominent local figures for readings of funny and inspiring short stories, and for good measure we throw in the best of the best of local musical acts. The resulting mix is a fantastic night of laughter and song. And it?s Free! We consider this our gift back to Jersey City.

Scheduled readers are:

Tatiana Alvarez
Beth Achenbach
Beth Bentley
Katherine Damigos
Camille Mazurek
Margaret Ramos

Musical Guests:

Jon Christopher
Glen Coleman


Come on down for a great night of story telling and music!
Here?s all the information:

Date: Friday February 10th.
Time: 8pm to 10pm
Location: 252 9th Street. Just off Hamilton Park.
Price: FREE

More info at www.jcity.org