The Stafford Township

Stafford Township, New Jersey

-Transportation:Stafford is served by a few major roads. CR 539 passes through in the western part. U.S. Route 9 passes north-south through the center of the township and Route 72 is the main artery that passes from the northwest to the southeast...

 Arts Center’s OceanFirst Theater is a state-of-the-art facility featuring ergonomic seating and professional sound, video capturing and lighting equipment

Lighting

Lighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...

 located in Manahawkin, New Jersey

Manahawkin, New Jersey

Manahawkin is a census-designated place and unincorporated area contained within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Manahawkin translates to 'land of good corn' although this has been disputed by recent scholars claiming that it translate to “fertile land sloping into...

. The Stafford Township Education Foundation programs and manages the Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC.)

STAC has offered performances by legends such as Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award....

, Joy Behar

Joy Behar

Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar is an American comedian, writer, actress, and a co-host of the talk show The View. Behar has a commentary program, entitled The Joy Behar Show, on CNN's sister network, HLN...

, the Garden State Philharmonic, and Anthony Rapp

Anthony Rapp

Anthony Deane Rapp is an American stage and film actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009...

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The Stafford Township Arts Center is no longer managed by the Education Foundation. The STAC is now operated by the school district of Stafford Township and the manager is Kelly Lynne Harris.
Stafford Intermediate School

Stafford Intermediate School

Stafford Township Intermediate School is a public primary school in Stafford Township, New Jersey. It serves fifth and sixth grade students.It also has a place called the Stafford Township Arts Center that is connected to the school and is held to run assemblies...

Stafford Township School District

Stafford Township School District

The Stafford Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through Sixth grade from Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....

External links

Stafford Township Arts Center
Official Website: * http://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/340
Article about the New STAC: * {http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/B3/20111107/NJNEWS/311070058/School-district-appoints-arts-center-chief?odyssey=mod_sectionstories}