Hackensack Performing Arts Center — Attraction in Hackensack

This is my rating based on only one experience, an outdoor Shakespearean play. It was a cute little park, and I was happy that there was bathroom facilities indoors, in the performing arts center. My gripe is that it was an outdoor performance using no electronics, and for people who were not sitting right in front of the acting area, it was difficult to hear with all the outside noises. Where I was sitting, on the side on a bench of this very small park, I was able to hear the announcer perfectly, but the actors did not project their voices sufficiently for a small outdoor venue with traffic, both foot and car, going by. It could have been wonderful if they had used microphones, so this was very...

I think the HPAC makes a perfect intimate setting for entertainment. There's easy parking in the 5 level garage across the street. The old Masonic Temple has been beautifully renovated- I was a little confused where to enter at first visit bc the gothic front doors are wood with no windows... but they fit the cool vibe of this place and I wouldn't change a thing! We saw a comedy show, acoustics for music are wonderful. Theatre is upstairs, downstairs had a nice exhibit of students art. I think the theatre fits around 260 people, my photo is from our vantage point from the last row- so you can see there isn't a bad seat...

The theater itself is small place. The staff is very guest service conscious, and are very helpful with seating and directions. If you are looking for a small, peaceful atmosphere to have a real pleasant theater experience, this place is it. Parking is not to far away and there is a parking on the street and also a garage around the corner and down the street. There is refreshments sold also and a small museum downstairs, as the theater ...