About our Locations
The Performing Arts School in Berkeley Heights and the New Jersey Youth Symphony facility in New Providence have over 22,000 square feet of studios and rehearsal rooms. Features include a 100-seat Black Box Theater, a Piano Lab, Recording Studio, and flexible meeting spaces.
Rent Our Space
Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts has space available for rent in our NJYS (New Providence) and PAS (Berkeley Heights) Locations. Space can be used for:
- Rehearsals
- Meetings
- Events
We have rooms, large and small, available during business hours and select evening and weekend hours. The space can be set up for corporate presentations, meetings, large and small ensemble rehearsals, and gala events.
Contact Director of Operations Susan Peterson at susan.peterson@WhartonArts.org for more information.
Recording Studio
The Paul Jabara Audio Recording Studio and adjoining Black Box Theater are available for rent and equipped to handle any project from audition videos to professional cast recordings of full musicals. Jazz ensembles, rock groups, chamber musicians, vocalists, and solo instrumentalists can schedule audio and video recordings at Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) by calling 908.790.0700 or contacting Student Services at info@whartonarts.org.
Read the WIPA Recording Studio Policies and Procedures here: WIPA Studio Procedures
Features:
- State-of-the-art recording studio
- Record voiceovers, demo or commercial CDs, and audition videos
- Steinway Model D Concert Grand available for use
- 100-seat Black Box-style Theater