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The Zarrilli family is best known in town for their home-building business, as well as another labor of love – their purchase and rebranding of the popular Mantoloking Ale House restaurant. For years, however, the family has been involved in the Brick Community Children’s Theater (BCCT), which never had a stage of its own despite being recognized as one of the most prominent children’s theater companies in the region.

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​After receiving approval from the township’s planning board late in 2023 for a 120-seat theater, the Zarrillis got to work renovating a non-descript commercial building at 266 Mantoloking Road that was once part of a boatyard that operated on the property. A little over a year later, the show is almost ready to go on. The Mantoloking Playhouse will open in just two weeks, and appropriately, be home to beloved theater company BCCT, which will be celebrating its 33rd season in the new venue.