For immediate release:
New Jersey Repertory Company presents
WELCOME TO MATTESON
by JAMES HINDMAN
Starring JAMES HINDMAN & TOM SOUHRADA
Directed by ROSE RICCARDI
JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Long Branch, New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) is proud to end its successful season with the World Premiere of Welcome To Matteson! written by Inda Craig-Galván and directed by Dawn Monique Williams. It will begin performances on September 28 before its opening night on Saturday, September 30, and run through October 29, 2023.
To purchase tickets, visit www.njrep.org or call 732.229.3166.
A suburban couple hosts a welcome-to-the-neighborhood dinner party for their new neighbors — a couple recently relocated from Cabrini Green, Chicago’s roughest housing project — and it’s anything but welcoming. A dark comedy about reverse gentrification and how we deal with the “other” when the other looks just like us.
“Welcome to Matteson! brilliantly exposes the layers of reverse gentrification with a dark comedic touch. Inda Craig-Galvan’s thought-provoking play challenges us to confront our notions of ‘otherness’ when it’s cloaked in familiarity. A compelling exploration of human connections that resonate deeply. We are so happy to provide this play with its World Premiere.”
– SuzAnne Barabas, Artistic Director of NJREP
The creative team includes set design by Jessica Parks, lighting design by Jill Nagle, sound design by Nick Simone, costume design by Patricia E. Doherty, technical director Brian Snyder, and assistant stage manager is Rachael Malloy.
Tickets are NOW on sale for N.J. Rep subscribers and will be available for General Public beginning June 28, 2023.
They can be purchased by visiting njrep.org/plays or by phone at 732-229-3166. N.J. Rep is located at 179 Broadway, Long Branch, New Jersey, 07740. A TAILOR NEAR ME will play Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 3 pm and 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm.
The cast and creative team are available for interviews.
For interview requests and to arrange press seats,
please contact J.T. Public Relations at joe@jt-pr.net / 973-568 – 8236
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INDA CRAIG-GALVÁN (Playwright) Inda Craig-Galván writes stuff – mostly plays and T.V. Her work often explores intra-racial conflicts and politics within the African-American community. Grounded in reality with a touch of magical realism that fucks with time & memories. Inda’s currently developing new works of theatre on commission with The Old Globe and Round House Theatre. Produced plays include a hit dog holler (Skylight Theatre & Playwrights’ Arena co-production, Los Angeles), Black Super Hero Magic Mama (Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles) I Go Somewhere Else (Playwrights’ Arena, Los Angeles). Inda is the recipient of the Kesselring Prize, Jeffry Melnick New Playwright Award, Blue Ink Playwriting Prize, Jane Chambers Student Award for Feminist Playwriting, and Stage Raw Best Playwright Award. Inda’s plays have been included on the Kilroys List (twice) and Steppenwolf Theatre’s The Mix. Inda has developed & presented work at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, NNPN Showcase, Ashland New Play Festival, Orlando Shakes, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab, The Old Globe Powers New Voices Festival, Kitchen Dog Theatre New Works Festival, Black & Latino Playwrights Conference, WomenWorks, Humanitas, Chalk Repertory Theatre, Skylight Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Trustus Theatre Playwrights Festival, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Intiman, and others. Aside from theatre, Inda is a T.V. writer on the upcoming series: “Will Trent” (ABC). She previously wrote on the JJ Abrams series “Demimonde” (HBO), the upcoming “Happy Face” (Paramount+), “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC), and “The Rookie” (ABC). She is in development with Universal T.V. Studios to write, and executive produce “Cotton Club Princess,” adapted from the novel by Karla Diggs. a hit dog will holler, Inda’s 4-episode fiction podcast adapted from her play, was produced by Radiotopia.fm and is available now wherever you get your podcasts.