Somerset Valley Players: Inspecting Carol (Hillsborough)

Somerset Valley Players is staging *Inspecting Carol* in Hillsborough through May 3, with performances running this week at its playhouse on Amwell Road. (svptheatre.org) The comedy, written by Daniel J. Sullivan, follows a man who arrives to audition at a small theater and is mistaken for a National Endowment for the Arts inspector while the company is trying to mount *A Christmas Carol*. (svptheatre.org) Somerset Valley Players lists the run as April 17 to May 3, 2026, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $24, and seniors, students, and children pay $22. (svptheatre.org) The production is directed by Holly J. Kowalenko, with Raymond Shinn as producer and Gillian Velmer as assistant producer. Shannen Rivers is stage manager, Shayne Heluk designed the set, and Brent Kowalenko handles lighting and sound. (newjerseystage.com) The cast includes Kevern Cameron as Larry Vauxhall, Dawn Cimilluca as Dorothy Tree-Hapgood, Fred Cooper as Luther Beatty, Mike Johnson as Phil Hewlitt, and Cindy Magalio as Betty Andrews. Robyn Mandalakis, Rink Patel, Stacie Renz, Sam Tonn, Mark Shifton, David Wiiliams, and Joe Zedeny round out the company. (newjerseystage.com) The show lands in the middle of Somerset Valley Players’ 59th season, which the company says includes eight productions in 2026. On its website, the group says it is based in the “Little Red Schoolhouse” and offers year-round community theater in Somerset County. (svptheatre.org) New Jersey Stage’s statewide theater roundup for April 21 to April 27 included *Inspecting Carol* among productions playing this week, placing the Hillsborough run in a crowded spring calendar for local companies. (newjerseystage.com) For Somerset Valley Players, the immediate next step is the second half of the run: more weekend performances through Sunday, May 3, at 689 Amwell Road in Hillsborough. (newjerseystage.com)