About Us
Intimate cafe style dinner/dessert theatre serves up original plays and musicals by local playwrights, famous classics, interactive mysteries for kids and adults, and Interactive Rock n’ Roll Fairytales for kids. Also: tarot card reader, DJ, custom entertainment, and more! Join the party (or throw your own!).
How We Got Started
We started as a touring company in 1990, producing shows all over New York and New Jersey. By 1992, we opened our first theater in West Long Branch, New Jersey, Thalia’s Theatre. When our building was sold, we became The Jewelbox Theatre and moved to the Seaview Square Mall in Ocean, New Jersey. In 2000, the mall was razed and we went back to touring. In 2005, we opened The Cafe Theatre in Toms River, NJ. The recession of 2008 forced us to close our doors. In 2010, we started the Grange Playhouse, Howell, New Jersey, and had a successful run until the pandemic hit. That was when we moved to Baltimore.
The products and services we offer
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"Amazing attitude! Strong personal perception in a positive outporing."
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"A Great Honor Meeting Jade at the Smart Connect! What an Awesome Businesswoman! Fantastic and Fun Business!"
Products & Services
The Cafe Theatre offers both personal and corporate party planning services from birthday parties to holiday parties of all sizes.
We are an interactive mystery company that hosts business events. Mysteries are a great way to break the ice and begin team building. We have sever...
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"Solid and thoughtful family run business."
"Tanya is a talented fireball who gets the job done while making it fun!"
Recent Activity
I don’t just think it, I know it! I write comedies and perform in them, so I am always trying to think of a funny angle on things. People come back at me years later and remind me of something I said that made them laugh. The proof is in the pudding!
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I don’t just think it, I know it! I write comedies and perform in them, so I am always trying to think of a funny angle on things. People come back at me years later and remind me of something I said that made them laugh. The proof is in the pudding!
Hi Joanna! i’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. I see you are in Boston. Here in New Jersey, there is a volunteer organization called Caregivers. they provide help at no cost. Perhaps there is an organization like that in Boston. In the meantime, try to relax and take advantage of...
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Hi Joanna! i’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. I see you are in Boston. Here in New Jersey, there is a volunteer organization called Caregivers. they provide help at no cost. Perhaps there is an organization like that in Boston. In the meantime, try to relax and take advantage of the time off. Do some yoga, meditate, and join in the resistance against the shutdown. That might be empowering. All the best!
My theatre, The Grange Playhouse, is housed in a grange (fraternal organization for farmers) hall, so I thought the following joke would be apropos:
I tried acting in a theater for farmers. I got mooed off the stage.
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My theatre, The Grange Playhouse, is housed in a grange (fraternal organization for farmers) hall, so I thought the following joke would be apropos:
I tried acting in a theater for farmers. I got mooed off the stage.
I’m currently working on an advertising campaign that focuses on my theater’s children’s plays and birthday parties. I’m hoping that the strategy will bring in more patrons for our adult offerings as well.
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I’m currently working on an advertising campaign that focuses on my theater’s children’s plays and birthday parties. I’m hoping that the strategy will bring in more patrons for our adult offerings as well.
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There were two. Red Lion Inn, a charming, landmark old bar/restaurant, was knocked down to build a CVS because we really needed another one in town. I now have a resentment towards CVS. They also knocked down the Lincroft Inn and Pal’s Cabin, also long-standing landmarks. As a result, I never...
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There were two. Red Lion Inn, a charming, landmark old bar/restaurant, was knocked down to build a CVS because we really needed another one in town. I now have a resentment towards CVS. They also knocked down the Lincroft Inn and Pal’s Cabin, also long-standing landmarks. As a result, I never patronize them.
My other fave was Joyce Leslie, a women’s clothing store in Brick Plaza. The clothes were great and inexpensive. Thank goodness for Rainbow Shops, filling that niche!
I use both, as well as Twitter, Constant Contact(email marketing), LinkedIn, Alignable, local papers, youtube, and more. I try and track it, but most people don’t even remember where they saw my advertising. I think it all works together, and the more people see you, the more business you will...
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I use both, as well as Twitter, Constant Contact(email marketing), LinkedIn, Alignable, local papers, youtube, and more. I try and track it, but most people don’t even remember where they saw my advertising. I think it all works together, and the more people see you, the more business you will get.
I run a small theater company. If, for some reason (as happens on occasion due to illness, bad plumbing, whatever) a show is canceled, I offer my patrons a two-fer to come back. I also donate 20% of the profit to the charity if the show is a fundraiser.
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I run a small theater company. If, for some reason (as happens on occasion due to illness, bad plumbing, whatever) a show is canceled, I offer my patrons a two-fer to come back. I also donate 20% of the profit to the charity if the show is a fundraiser.
I run a small theater company and I am on a very tight budget. Most of the advertising I do is free. I have my Facebook page, a sizeable email list, Instagram, Twitter, and the free listings in local papers. when people contact me, I track where they found us. Often, people have no idea. They...
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I run a small theater company and I am on a very tight budget. Most of the advertising I do is free. I have my Facebook page, a sizeable email list, Instagram, Twitter, and the free listings in local papers. when people contact me, I track where they found us. Often, people have no idea. They just say the Internet, they’re not sure where. On occasion I will spring for a paid ad, but I don’t see much more action from that than I do from all the free stuff.
