Two River Theater announces Summer 2021 Season, featuring comedian Hasan Minhaj

Comedian Hasan Minhaj is coming to the Jersey shore.

As COVID restrictions are easing, businesses are trying to get back in the groove of normalcy.

The Two River Theater, a theatre lovers staple on the Jersey Shore, invites audiences back to in-person performances with their exciting summer season of theater, music and comedy featuring comedian Hasan Minhaj.

Kicking it all off is the brand-new Plaza Players Series with Tony-Nominated writer and composer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, Love in Hate Nation) joined by Lauren Marcus (Be More Chill, Love in Hate Nation) and other special guests.

The series will continue throughout the summer with performances by NYU Graduate Musical Theater writers Janey Miles Feingold and Bela Konstancja Kawalec, writer/musician Rinde Eckert (Pericles), musician Sinuhé Padilla-Isunza and Columbian artist Alea, and actor/musician Chesney Snow (OO-BLA-DEE) and musician/composer Faye Chiao.

“Two River’s loyal and eager audiences have stood by us for the past year, showing their socially-distanced support for our family of artists. Now those artists are busting out on our Plaza for nights filled with music, laughter and unmasked love!”, said Artistic Director John Dias.

To end the summer, comedian Hasan Minhaj showcases and prepares new material for his new one man show in an intimate setting.

The global success of his Netflix comedy special “Homecoming King” garnered rave reviews and won a 2018 Peabody Award. “Experiment Time” will run for six performances in Two River’s Rechnitz Theater from August 26 – 29, 2021.

For more information, please visit tworivertheater.org

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HASAN MINHAJ PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Performances will take place in the Rechnitz Theater. Approximate show time is 80-90 minutes.

Ticket prices: $54.50 (Section A), $39.50 (Section B) and $25 (Section C). For more details: https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/hasan-minhaj-experiment-time/

August 26 at 8:00 PM

August 27 and August 28 at 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM

August 29 at 3:00 PM

Comedian Hasan Minhaj showcases and prepares new material for his new one man show in an intimate setting.

Hasan Minhaj was the host and creator of the weekly comedy show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that premiered on Netflix in October 2018. The series explored the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity through his unique comedic voice.

The show received a 2019 Peabody Award, a 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Motion Design,” and was recognized for a 2020 Television Academy Honor.

In 2017, Minhaj earned rave reviews for his performance hosting the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and for his one-hour Netflix comedy special Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, which earned him a 2018 Peabody Award.

A first generation American, Hasan Minhaj joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a correspondent in November 2014, where he was Jon’s last hire. He continued on in that role after Trevor Noah took over as host the following year and remained on the show through August 2018.

HEALTH & SAFTEY PROTOCOLS

The safety of Two River Theater’s patrons, staff and artists is of the utmost importance. Two River Theater’s reopening safety plans have been created using CDC, state and local government mandated practices, in consultation with medical professionals through Keeping America Safe:

Hackensack Meridian Health’s Assist Program and Intelligent Crowd Solutions. For more information health and safety protocols for each performance visit tworivertheater.org.

Two River Theater produces a theatrical season that includes American and world classics, new plays and musicals, programs for young people, and festivals of new work. Each year, we also offer 40+ events that reflect our diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey.

Two River produces work on two stages—the 350-seat Rechnitz Theater, and the flexible 110-seat Marion Huber Theater.

The theater’s recently opened Center for New Work, Education and Design is a three-story facility that includes two rehearsal studios, artist labs, classrooms, expanded shops and centrally located offices.

ABOUT TWO RIVER THEATER

Two River Theater has commissioned and premiered original projects including Be More Chill by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz (the theater’s first Broadway production) and Hurricane Diane by Playwright-in-Residence Madeleine George (which won an Obie Award for its Off-Broadway run).

In June 2019, Two River was nationally recognized by USA TODAY as one of “10 great places to see a play” across the U.S. Two River serves thousands of students and community members through arts and humanities programs at the theater, in schools and throughout its region.

Two River Theater is led by Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst.