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Two River Theater is a professional, not-for-profit theater, regional theater company providing plays and educational programs for audiences of central New Jersey, USA, and beyond. It houses two theaters: a 350-seat main stage theater (The Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater), and a 99-seat black box theater (The Marion Huber Theater). On its main stage, Two River Theater produces a six-play subscription season and a family holiday show. The company received “Theatre of the Year” awards from the New Jersey Theatre Alliance in 2006, and from ''The Star-Ledger'' in both 2006 and 2008. At the July 2009 meeting of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Two River Theater was designated as a Major Impact Organization. Two River Theater is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and contributions from hundreds of local and national corporations, foundations, businesses and individuals. Two River Theater is a member of LORT (League of Resident Theatres), Theatre Communications Group and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. ==History== Two River Theater was founded in 1994 by Joan and Dr. Robert Rechnitz who sought to establish a professional theater in Monmouth County. In 2005, Two River moved to its current home in Red Bank, New Jersey. Prior to the construction of this theater, Two River Theater performed at the Algonquin Theater in Manasquan, and before that at Monmouth University, where it was first established. Under the guidance of founding artistic director and executive producer Robert M. Rechnitz, and founding managing director Jonathan Fox (later artistic director), Two River Theater became a full member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance after just one season as an affiliate member: the first time in NJTA’s history that a theater was granted full membership so quickly. Operating under the Actors’ Equity Associationsstandard Small Professional Theatre contract and employing professional directors and designers, Two River produced a three-play first season in the spring of 1995. Two River was the subject of lead editorials in the Asbury Park Press, in 1996 praising the work of the company and its service to Monmouth County, and in 1998 supporting the development of the new facility. In 1999, Two River Theater joined Theatre Communications Group(TCG), the national association of regional theaters. Two River Theater celebrated the theater’s grand opening on May 5, 2005, with an inaugural performance of ''You Can’t Take It With You'', directed by founder Robert M. Rechnitz. The 2005/2006 season was the theater’s first full season in the new building. The season opened to rave reviews with an adaptation of the film ''Umbrellas of Cherbourg'', a play where every word is set to music. ''Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' was directed by Jonathan Fox, Two River’s first managing director. Fox went on to serve at artistic director from 1999-2007. Aaron Posner came on board to helm the organization as artistic director in 2007. Posner directed three plays in that eight play season, including a production of ''Macbeth'' co-directed by Teller of the Vegas illusionist duo Penn and Teller. Teller and Posner’s ''Macbeth'' went on to perform an extended run at the Folger ShakespeareTheater in Washington, DC. Aaron Posner cemented his reputation for innovative Shakespearian productions as director of Two River ’s 2009 ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream''. Posner’s contemporary adaptation of ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' was met with acclaim, and was extended due to popular demand. In July 2010, John Dias—producer, dramaturg, and a leading advocate for bold new American plays was appointed as Two River Theater new Artistic Director. At New York's Public Theater Dias worked under Artistic Directors George C. Wolfe and Oskar Eustis, as a Broadway Producer, as a Founder and Artistic Director of Playwright’s Realm, an off-Broadway theater company dedicated to producing new plays by emerging artists, and as a Founder and Principal of Affinity Collaborative Theater, a production company dedicated to bringing new works from around the world to New York. John Dias has been a Tony Award nominator, a consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous other organizations, and has taught and lectured at New York University, Yale University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Two River Theater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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