"I look back upon my experience at

CTA and smile because of the lasting memories, friendships, boost in confidence and opportunities to grow that it gave me.

Carrie Anne Ponder
2002 CTA Scholarship Grant Winner

Our Season

2011 - 2012 Fifty-second Anniversary Season
The fifty-second season promises to be a memorable year in CTA’s home theatre at Bay Head Park. This season is full of exciting events, shows, productions and workshops. Be the first to receive regular up dates on all CTA events and get first choice on tickets and seating by joining CTA.

Main Stage Productions

The Witches: A Tribute to Roald Dahl: will be performed on October 14,15, & 16, and 21, 22, & 23, 2011.  Written by Roald Dahl; adapted by David Wood.  Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Casaroot Ramsay & Associates Limited, and roalddahl.com.

Grease: The School Version will be performed on January 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15, 2012. Book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.  Directed by Christy Stouffer, music directed by Josh Konick, choreographed by Jason Kimmell.

Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr. will be performed April 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22, 2012.  Music and lyrics by Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coban, Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert, Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston.  Music adapted and arranged and additional lyrics by Bryan Louiselle.  Based on the 1951 Disney film "Alice in Wonderland" and the novels "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll.  Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.

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Training, Workshops and Camps

CTA provides young performers workshops, audition training, summer camp and “Behind the Scenes” theater training days. These programs give each participant the opportunity to learn the basics of theatre, expand their imagination, develop voice, dance and performance techniques, and much more.

This season there are

• two Audition Workshops, one in fall and one in spring;
• five workshops with several in both fall and winter sessions;
• and five summer camp sessions from June through August

“Behind the Scenes” training is presented two times annually and walks the participant through all the aspects of the physical theater including: what is the back stage; front of house, how equipment is operated, and explores the artistic aspects such as terminology, stage etiquette, roles, and script reading. The day ends with a performance that incorporates some of the many items that have been learned that day.