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Haddonfield Plays and Players Shows This Fall: How To Train Your Dragon Jr., Mean Girls and Finding Neverland

Three musicals in seven weeks at the little theater on East Atlantic Avenue. Dates, showtimes and how to get tickets.

By Live Haddonfield ·

Haddonfield Plays and Players has three musicals on its stage between now and Dec. 19. "How To Train Your Dragon Jr." opens this Thursday, Nov. 5, the teen program's "Mean Girls" follows Nov. 19 to 21, and "Finding Neverland" runs Dec. 4 to 19. All three are at the theater at 957 E. Atlantic Ave., and kids are off school Thursday and Friday, so the timing works.

How To Train Your Dragon Jr.: Nov. 5 to 8

This is the one for this week. Showtimes, per the theater's box office page:

  • Thu., Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
  • Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m.
  • Sat., Nov. 7, 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Sun., Nov. 8, 1:30 p.m.

The weekend matinees are the easy win for younger kids. Dragon Jr. tickets

Mean Girls by Stage Players: Nov. 19 to 21

Stage Players is the theater's program for high school students. The theater describes it as a way for teens to do full-length musicals with a director, choreographer and vocal director, on top of their school shows. This fall they're doing "Mean Girls," the story of Cady Heron taking on The Plastics.

  • Thu., Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
  • Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m.
  • Sat., Nov. 21, 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

If you know a teen in the cast, go. Showing up for local kids on stage is one of the best things a town can do. Mean Girls tickets · About Stage Players

Finding Neverland: Dec. 4 to 19

The main stage holiday show tells the story of playwright J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired "Peter Pan." The theater lists Brian Rivell as director and choreographer and Michael Doheny as music director. The cast is "coming soon."

The community calendar listings show 8 p.m. performances on Dec. 4 to 6, 10 to 13 and 17 to 19. Check the theater's box office for any matinees before you plan around one. Finding Neverland · Calendar listing

Opening night, Dec. 4, is also the Yule Night Market downtown. Make it a full evening. Here's the rest of the Haddonfield holiday schedule.

Want to get involved?

The theater's general meetings are at the theater and open to the public. The next one on its calendar is a Holiday Potluck and Ornament Exchange on Dec. 20. Community theater runs on volunteers, so if you've ever wanted to build a set or run a light board, that's your door. Haddonfield Plays and Players

More things to do this month are in things to do in Haddonfield in November.

FAQ

Where is Haddonfield Plays and Players? 957 E. Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield, NJ 08033.

Where do I buy tickets? Tickets for all three shows are sold through the theater's OnTheStage box office pages.

Sources

Want the weekend's shows and games without digging? The Friday newsletter has them. Get it here.