NJPAC announced today that it will suspend operations, both on and off its Newark campus, for the next 30 days, starting Friday, March 13.
The Arts Center will postpone all performances and events through Monday, April 13 to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our community. NJPAC's Box Office will be closed during this hiatus. All performances at NJPAC, and all NJPAC productions at other venues, will be rescheduled for a later date. NJPAC arts education and community engagement programs, both on our campus and at area schools and other community venues, have been canceled for the month. This decision was made following the Mayor Ras Baraka's mandate that events in the city of Newark attended by more than 50 people be canceled for the next 30 days, and Governor Murphy's recommendation that gatherings of more than 250 people be suspended. "The health of our patrons, staff, artists and community is always our primary concern," says John Schreiber, the Arts Center's President and CEO. "Along with Governor Murphy and Mayor Baraka, we believe that preventing community spread of this virus is a responsibility we all share. While we never like our stages to be empty, these unique circumstances require that we make the wellbeing of everyone engaged with NJPAC our first priority."Videos