Starting April 3, 2019

Centenary Stage Company's annual Women Playwrights Series offers three exciting new plays by playwrights Jacqueline Goldfinger of Philadelphia, Ruth Kirschner of San Francisco and Alyssa Haddad of Brooklyn. Admission to the WPS is by donation and reservations are suggested, as seating is often limited. The series opens tonight with “Babel” by Jacqueline Goldfinger: Prospective parents in a compelling version of a near-future society learn within the first weeks of conception which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit. Based on these test results, they are either issued a PRE certification which legally guarantees the baby will be a "good" person or not. Without the certification, the child will be limited in what it is allowed to do. Two couples, both early in their pregnancies, collide over what to do with their PRE certification test results. With rapid advances in reproductive technology, modern eugenics is science’s Wild West. The play asks, “What will we do to “civilize” it and ourselves? How far will we go when playing God?”  And in a delightful twist, a talking stork confronts some existential questions.

Where did Pluto come from? What other mysterious worlds lie beyond Pluto? These are among the many questions to be discussed in an informative and entertaining presentation by astronomer Gary Swangin, Director and Astronomer of the Panther Planetarium in Paterson.

The 6th annual event is an Environmental Education Day to participate in, investigate and learn about reducing, reusing and recycling in our homes and businesses and keeping all of our neighborhoods Green. Look for the Explore Warren table, stop by and say hello!

Visit the 10 participating locations in the greater Hackettstown area, answer the scavenger hunt question, and receive discounts on craft beer and food at select locations for the duration of the evening. It's fun that supports a good cause, as all proceeds are donated to the New Jersey Highlands Coalition to help protect, restore and enhance the water and other natural and cultural resources of the region.