The Pushcart Players

www.pushcartplayers.org  Pushcart Players is the award-winning professional touring theater company specializing in arts in education for children. A social profit organization founded in 1974, Pushcart Players brings substantive musical theater, workshops, educational programs and residencies to young people and their families in schools and theaters in communities nationwide.  

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Rehearsal time is THE BEST TIME. #pushcartplayers #njtheatre #njtheatrealliance #theatreforyoungaudiences #childrenstheatre #artsednow #artsineducation #actorsequity #actorsequityassociation #performingarts #education (at Verona, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuW562aBxcI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s3cv3zz2p7am

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Happy Presidents Day from all of us here at The Pushcart Players! #presidentsday #pushcartplayers #njtheatrealliance #njtheatre #theatre #artsednow #artsineducation #artsed #actorsequityassociation #actorsequity #theatreforyoungaudiences #mondaymotivation #whitehouse (at Verona, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuCXIDrhHCp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9aypkzua29he

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Here are some highlights from our performance of “Stone Soup and Other Stories” at Milltown Elementary School! Call now to book “Stone Soup and Other Stories” or one of our other musicals! #pushcartplayers #njtheatre #njtheatrealliance #mondaymood #mondaymotivation #presidentsday #theatreforyoungaudiences #childrenstheatre #artsednow #artsineducation #artsed #actorsequity #actorsequityassociation #performingarts #education (at Milltown School) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuB4nzOhtCC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rj5v6gxv035g

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We are exactly two weeks away from from our public performance of “Stone Soup and Other Stories” at the @papermillplayhouse ! Tickets can be reserved by calling 973.315.1680, emailing [email protected] or visiting Paper Mill’s online ticket-ordering website at www.papermill.org/education/for-schools #pushcartplayers #papermillplayhouse #stonesoup #njtheatrealliance #actorsequityassociation #actorsequity #artsed #artsednow #artsineducation #theatreforyoungaudiences #artseducation #theatrecompany #theatre #wednesdaywisdom (at Paper Mill Playhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt1GkBZjimS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y2xzqms0krt8

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Pushcart Players received a generous grant from Pine Tree Foundation of New York to sponsor a year-long residency of theater arts education at The Learning Center for Exceptional Children in Clifton, NJ. The program involves story-telling, performance, puppetry, and creative writing for students on the Autism spectrum and with other cognitive and physical disabilities. Pushcart's teaching artist is Gerald Fierst, internationally recognized story-telling and author of children's books. This is a poem written by one of the students.

"The Secret Ingredient is Love"

"Near the monkeys, Under the leaves of a big, big tree, The root becomes yellow and crescent moons. Chop, slice, taste, Smooth and hard becomes gooey. A sweet rot fills me with the memory of Grandma and I dancing. And then a plate of plantain, rice and beans, Smacking lips of love."

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A Little Background...

It was September 2013 and I just got laid off from my job. I had been working at a small company in New York that distributed high-end sunglasses (random, I know) for a little less than a year. Even though I had lost my job, I wasn’t all that upset about it because the longer I stayed there, the more unfulfilled I felt.

But then, The Pushcart Players came along...

After majoring in English in college, I was unsure what I wanted to do as a career. I worked in restaurants and temp jobs etc until Ruth Fost offered me a position as a Stage Manager for their brand new show “Celebrating New Jersey!” It was a two-person educational musical starring Harry Patrick Christian and Phebe Taylor about the 250th anniversary of New Jersey becoming a colony.

As Stage Managers for The Pushcart Players, our job is to travel to and from schools and professional theatre venues and setting up and operating lighting and audio equipment during performances. Additionally, we serve as liaisons to each location’s administration, welcoming faculty and and students to the performance space. We help ensure that performances run smoothly for both actors and audiences, trouble-shooting to accommodate each space’s particular technical requirements. 

I had zero experience in any of this stuff and it definitely took me a while to get the hang of it...and let’s be honest, I’m still learning six years later. However, I can safely say it has been the best job of my life and has taught me a great deal. 

As of 2019, in addition to remaining a Stage Manager here, I am now the Social Media Manager for Pushcart. I will be remaining active on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and obviously Tumblr in order to engage with fans of The Pushcart Players while promoting our business in a fun and effective manner. 

Well, that’s enough about me...just wanted to let everyone in on my background and what to look out for in coming year! Thanks for reading and stay tuned!

- Sam

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Pushcart Players is an award-winning professional theatre and arts-in-education company for young audiences.

Here is a link to our website.

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Welcome to the official blog of The Pushcart Players! Stay tuned for information on upcoming performances, photos, videos, and a whole lot more!