American Theater Group, a professional member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, was launched by Producing Artistic Director James Vagias in 2012 with co-founders Joe Mancuso, Rick Sordelet and then Mayor of Rahway Jim Kennedy. ATG produces musicals and plays, as well as offering a new reading series and arts-in-education programming. Its focus is on producing new and classical works, primarily by American playwrights, with an emphasis on the development of new works and the rediscovery of undeservedly neglected older ones. American Theater Groups Board of Trustees chairperson is South Orange resident and Tony Award-winning actress Michelle Pawk.
