Country Gate Players is a non-profit community theater in Belvidere, New Jersey. Since 1972 CGP has presented quality, local theatrical productions for the community, while providing stage opportunities for area performers. See a show at the playhouse to enjoy a fun local activity.

Thanks, as always, for supporting the arts in our community!

Now presenting our 47th Season!

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Great opening weekend! Thanks to our great audiences who joined us. We have two more weekends of shows if you didn’t make it yet!
🤚 Raise your hand (or your 🕯) if you’re glad it’s Friday! It’s almost the weekend AND #BeautyAndTheBeast opens tomorrow night. Tix are nearly sold out in our main seating section, but 50 RUSH TICKETS will still be available for purchase at the door. Sale starts 30 mins before showtime, 1st come, 1st served. #njtheatre #beautyandthebeast #communitytheatre #lehighvalley #belviderenj
Just a few days until opening night... and just like every tech week this is the point where everyone’s near exhaustion but we carry through putting the finishing touches on the show so it’s ready to be shared with our audience. Almost there! #beautyandthebeast #njtheatre #communitytheatre
There’s just nothing like a dancing, angry mob 💃🏼 🔥#njtheatre #gaston #beautyandthebeast
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🥀 GET TO KNOW THE CAST: NAME: Lauren Steinert ROLE: Belle HOMETOWN: Mount Bethel, PA ABOUT: "Beauty and the Beast" is Lauren's second show at Country Gate, she was also "Ariel," in "The Little Mermaid" in 2016. 1ST BROADWAY SHOW: Phantom of the Opera FAVORITE LOCAL SPOT: Mackey's Ice Cream LIFE OUTSIDE THE THEATER? Lauren is a rising Junior at Moravian College where she studies classical Vocal Performance and plays on the Women's Tennis Team. Additionally, Lauren holds leadership positions on campus and is a tennis instructor at Northwood Racquet Club in Easton. Lauren loves not only music and tennis, but hiking, kayaking, being outdoors and adventuring around. She is very grateful for all of the support from her family, boyfriend, friends, vocal instructors and coaches for all of their help, love and support with her performance as "Belle." WHY SEE BEAUTY & THE BEAST? Like almost all Disney musicals, Beauty and the Beast is a timeless classic. It appeals to audiences young and old with its beautiful music, characters, costumes, and storyline. For those that grew up with this show, the older you get and watch it, the more you find "something there that wasn't there before." There is such deep underlying message about finding self love and acceptance, as well as seeing past superficialities. There is a common ground for all audience members, and I am so fortunate to be allowed the opportunity to communicate that through my performance; because I not only get to create and put my take on Belle, but I am continually growing as person by taking on some of her personality traits and growing with Her through the musical's course. Other than the message of the show, the cast's chemistry is so wonderfully light-hearted and playful, rehearsals are always fun because we all love what we do and working with each other. Our director and musical director are traditional to Beauty and the Beast, but putting their own spin on it, they are breaking traditional molds and I love the fresh direction they have! SHOW INFO: July 14-29 at Country Gate Playhouse in Belvidere, NJ TICKETS ONSALE @ CountryGate.org #communitytheatre #beautyandthebeast #njtheatre