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A collection of four individual portraits set against a vibrant, abstract background with contour lines. The individuals are notably diverse, representing different genders and likely different backgrounds. Each portrait showcases unique expressions and styles, contributing to an overall theme of diversity and individuality.
  • Play Festival Finalists
  • June 4-7, 2026

Play Festival Reading Series

You are invited to the Play Festival Reading Series, featuring the four finalists of the 2026 Premiere Play Festival at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.
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Lia Del Mar

Lia Del Mar is a poignant exploration of familial love amid economic upheavals. In the Costa Chica region of Mexico, two generations of Afro-Mexican women do their best to make ends meet.
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Upcoming Shows

Past Readings

Past Plays

A silhouette of a woman in traditional African attire is back-to-back with a silhouette of a woman in a lab coat and safety goggles. The background contrasts between a rural African landscape with a tree and the silhouette of a lion, and urban skyscrapers against a blue nighttime sky.
  • Play Festival Winner
  • July 16 - Aug 2
  • 2026

Mala Aria

Hoping to discover a way to eradicate malaria, Amazia leaves her family in Tanzania to pursue a PhD abroad. Experiences of love and loss force her to choose between staying in the West and returning home to honor a promise.

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  • New Jersey Premiere
  • Sep 3 - 20
  • 2026

Flawless

A writer and an AI software designer battle to create the next great play in this cautionary tale about the impending intersection of technology and creativity.

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A vibrant image combines abstract artistry with sports illustration. On the left, dynamic sketches of baseball players in action are rendered in a pencil-like style. On the right, a stylized face with bold geometric shapes and warm orange tones completes the composition, creating a contrast between realism and abstraction.
  • Liberty Live Commission
  • Oct 15 - 25
  • 2026

Effa Loves Baseball

Effa Manley manages the Newark Eagles, a team she wants to take all the way to the Negro League World Series. Effa battles the press, coaching staff, segregation, and sometimes herself to win at the business of the game she loves most of all.

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