The original founding members included Mark Frawley and Deborah Martin (artistic directors) with original board members, Richard Colonna, Lisa Hughes, Kathi Iannacone, Ed Kamholz, Nancy Marino, Gwen Ricks-Spencer, along with Charles Alexander Hay and Beth Vecchio.
During 4th Wall's early years, the group continued to fine tune its mission and saw both audience growth and critical recognition for its presentations of musicals such as Pippin, Is there life after high school?, Godspell, Falsettos, Violet and A New Brain in addition to many others.
4th Wall moved and presented musicals such as Songs for a New World, Hair, Dames at Sea and La Cage aux Folles.
Productions included Bat Boy: The Musical , Big River, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Assassins.
In the winter of 2006, the group made its current move to be the theatre in residence at the Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield.
The show is then mounted in a bare bones production and talk back sessions with the audience conclude each evening's performance.
4th Wall has developed a partnership with the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts (“NJSDA”) which serves as the educational wing of our theatre.