TRACY JONES

by Stephen Kaplan
Art House Productions
2023

cast: Ciara Chanel, Fernando Contreras, Helen Coxe, Therese McGinn

scenic designer: Jacob Brown
costume designer: Jamie Gross
lighting designer: Sarah Woods
sound designer: Amelia Way
props supervisor: Maya Ramdayal

line producer: Michael “Mike” Griffiths
stage manager: Max Mooney

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NOMINATED - 12 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards including Best Play, Best New Play, and Best Director

“The black box theater in Art House Productions’ beautiful new building in the Powerhouse Arts District has played host to several musical performances since opening, but Tracy Jones is the first play to be produced in the space. It’s a brave choice, and a bit ironic, since a crippling fear of people not showing up drives the narrative. But that shouldn’t be a concern. The show is well worth seeing — funny and touching. Tracy Jones keeps you laughing even as it makes you wince at its heroine’s flailing attempts to make new friends.”
— NJarts.net

“Tracy Jones explores, under a comic veneer, themes of failed expectations and the search for connection. The show is directed in a slightly manic style by Alex Tobey, with generous gobs of slapstick involving food, and has some truly comic bits of business.”
— Out in Jersey

“This bittersweet comedy is quite funny. But as giddy as it can sometimes be, it confronts a serious topic — the growing problem of American loneliness. Tracy Jones fits the mood of a strange moment — one where we’re all refamiliarizing ourselves with what it means to be social beings.”
— Jersey City Times

Photos by Miguel Aviles