OUR HISTORY
Rahway Theater serves as a dynamic and diverse educational environment where students can develop a life long relationship and love for the arts. Approximately a third of our student body particpate in our fine & performing arts programs including curricular offerings in musical theater, instrumental music, choral music, drama, dance, broadcasting & the fine arts.
Our theatrical season includes a comedy/drama, musical theater class productions, an all school musical in March, a 7th/8th grade Academy Musical in April and various solo and small ensemble performances throughout the community.
Rahway Theater is a proud participant in the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards and the Montclair University Theater Night Awards with numerous awards & nominations over the past decade, including the award for"Best Overall Musical" for our 2009 production of "The Will Rogers Follies" and the educational impact award for our 2011 production of "West Side Story".
The Rahway Public School District and the Paper Mill Playhouse have formalized a partnership which provides tremendous opportunities including skilled arts training, programming, and scholarships to existing theatre arts curricula at both Rahway's 7th and 8th Grade Academy and High School. Rahway High School's Center for the Performing Arts serves as a satellite facility for the Papermill's Summer Conservatory
Rahway High School was awarded the honor of being a "Model School for the Arts" by the
New Jersey State Council for the Arts
We give thanks to many generations of talented, hardworking students, generous and devoted parents and a dedicated teaching staff.
You all paved the way, built the foundation and the heart of our program.
Thank you to the administration and the community of Rahway for always supporting the arts.
May our halls always be filled with memories past and future as we grow many more generations of students through a love of the arts!!!
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2018 A Chorus Line High School Editionrahway_grease_logo
2018 Greaserahway_antigone_logo
Montclair Theatre Night Awards for Outstanding Classical Play, Outstanding Sound DesignHSM JR.
2017 High School Musical Jr.rahway_revised_bigfish_logo
Papermill Nominations for Best Overall, Leading Actor, Costumes,rahway_onceisland_logo
2016 Once on this Islandrahway_ourtown_logo
Montclair Theatre Night Awards 2017 Nominated Best2016 Mary Poppins
Papermill nominations for Best Actor, Actress, Chorus, Orchestra, Choreography & Musical DirectionThe Crucible 2015
Montclair University Theater Night Awards nominations for Best Overall Drama, Actress, Actor, Direction, Original Muaic, Educational ImpactJoseph . . .2015
Musical Theater ClassShrek TYA 2016
Musical Theater ClassThe Wiz - Hometown Simulcast
So proud of our Dorothy, Shanice Williams, Class of 2014 in NBC's The Wiz Live Dec. 2015Footloose 2015
Papermill nominations for Best Actor, Featured Ens. member, Featured Group, Choreography, Musical Direction, Student AchievementFences 2015
Montclair Theater Night Nominations for Best Actor, Stage CombatLittle Shop of Horrors 2015
Musical Theater ClassInto the Woods Jr 2015
Musical Theater ClassCrazy for You 2014
Papermill Nominations for Overall Musical, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Chorus, Direction, Costuming, Hair/Makeup, Orchestra, Scenic DesignSongs for a New World 2014
Musical Theater ClassPippin 2013
Opening of the newly refurbished Rahway High School Center for Performing ArtsSeussical 2013
Musical Theater Class42nd Street 2012
Papermill nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Outstanding Chorus, Hair/Makeup, Choreography,You're a Good Man Charlie Brown 2012
Musical Theater Class @ UCPAC (construction)West Side Story 2011
Papermill nominations for featured ensemble group, Awarded "Educational Impact"Once on this Island 2011
Musical Theater ClassThe Music Man 2010
Papermill nominations for Outstanding Chorus, Orchestra, Choreography, Costumes, Student AchievmentGodspell 2010
Musical Theater ClassThe Will Rogers Follies 2009
Papermill Awards for Outstanding Overall Musical, Outstanding Chorus, Costumes, Director, Nominations for Actor, Actress, Featured role, Musical Direction, Choreography, Scenic Achievement, Lighting, Hair/Makeup, Lobby DisplaySmokey Joe's Cafe 2009
Musical Theater ClassInto the Woods 2008
Musical Theater ClassJoseph . . . 2007
Papermill nominations for leading actress, featured ensemble group, lighting, chorus, direction, musical directionLittle Shop of Horrors 2007
Musical Theater classMe and My Girl 2006
First year of Dooley/VWGuys and Dolls Jr
Musical Theater ClassGrease 2005
Papermill nominations for Orchestra, Chorus, Lobby DisplayFootloose 2005
Musical Theater Class42nd Street 2004
Papermill awards Outstanding costumes. Nominations for Outstanding chorus, orchestra, leading actress, supporting actress, supporting actor, ensemble member, direction, musical direction, choreography, scenic achievement, lighting achievement, hair/makeup, student achievementYou're a Good Man Charlie Brown 2004
Musical Theater classCrazy for You 2003
Papermill award Outstanding Choreography, nominations for direction, scenic design, student achievementAnnie 2003
Musical Theater classPippin 2002
Musical Theater ClassInto the Woods Jr 2001
Musical Theater ClassGodspell 2000
Musical Theater ClassJoseph . . . 1999
Papermill nominations for outstanding graphic designLittle Shop of Horrors 1993
The Gift of the Magi 1991
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