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Check out Enrichment Programs and Artistic Endeavors for places that give kids a taste of the arts

The Brownstone Puppet Theatre and Museum (historic Smithville Village) - family shows throughout the year as well as special holiday events & theme shows for the family
Stockton Performing Arts Center (Pomona) - imagination station for children of various ages

Izod Center (East Rutherford) - in the Meadowlands Sports Complex; lots of family events such as Sesame Street Live& Disney Live

Papermill Playhouse (Millburn) - has lots of shows for children ages 3-12
NJPAC (Newark) - hosts a series of Familytime performances
JCC Metrowest Community Center/Gaelen Center for the Arts (West Orange) - shows for kids of various ages throughout the year
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre (South Orange) - nonprofit theater that offers various children's and family shows; offers a summer theatre conservatory for kids 10 to 17 years old

Downtown Performing Arts of Lambertville (Lambertville) - open-air theatre at Washington's Crossing; children's theatre

Off-Broadstreet Theatre (Hopewell Borough) - children's series performances designed especially for children ages 2 1/2 to 7 years old, often familiar stories and fairy tales
Princeton Summer Theater (Princeton) - children's shows & weekday workshops held in the summer for kids ages 5 to 12 years old; the Summer Theater workshop is located on the Princeton University campus in the historic Hamilton Murray Theater
Kelsey Theater (West Windsor) - at Mercer County College; has family productions and offers the Tomato Patch Visual & Performing Arts Workshops (geared for students entering grades 5-7 and 8-12) and other workshops for children & teens

Forum Theatre (Metuchen) - has some events geared for children
State Theatre (New Brunswick) - offers a variety of family programs & special eventsfor kids
Main Street Theatre Company (Parlin) - offers a special KidWorks section with listings of shows(also scroll down the main page
Circle Players (Piscataway) -has a Children's Theater series

Running Rabbit Family Theatre (West Long Branch) - children's productions run at the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University
Algonquin Arts (Manasquan) - offer a family series of productions

Pax Amicus Theatre (Budd Lake) - various family-friendly productions
Community Theatre at Mayo Center for Performing Arts (Morristown) - family shows including Sunday Kids
Club
Bickford Theatre (Morristown) - part of the Morris Museum; Bayer Children's Series and Summer Theatre Series with performances for various ages
Brundage Park Playhouse (Randolph) -community theatre group presents plays, theater camps, classes and shows by and for kids

Surflight Theatre (Beach Haven) - offers several children's programs

Smiling Rhino Theatre (Pompton Lakes) - offers various shows for families and children
William Paterson University (Wayne) - family programs for various ages

Raritan Valley Community College Theater (Branchburg) - offers a sampler series for kids 4 & up & a family series for children 8 & up; their site also has a kids' corner
Villagers Theatre (Somerset) - offers some performances geared for children & teens
Watchung Arts Center (Watchung) - family improv

Union County Performing Arts Center (Rahway) - includes shows for families and those suitable for younger children
Kean Stage (Union) - at Kean University; offers a family series of productions