A staged reading of a time-bending story that uncovers the parallel lives of an unlikely pair of American immigrants: Christian Rosario, a 10th grader from Queens by way of the Dominican Republic, and the subject of his history project, Alexander Hamilton.
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.
Premiere Stages is honored to partner with Overlook Medical Center to offer playwriting workshops to the integrative programs at the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center via The Health Bridge Project.
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Effa Manley, the first woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fights against the press and segregation while managing the Newark Eagles in pursuit of the Negro League World Series title.
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A staged reading of two short plays by Matheny Arts Access contributors Chris Saglimbene and Amy Myers. The Matheny Arts Access Program enables individuals with disabilities to create art without boundaries
In “Castling,” workers at a local tire shop in Newark play chess as part of their daily morning ritual. But when their long standing workplace becomes the target of a business takeover, they scramble to avoid being put into the ultimate checkmate.
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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Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories weaves together short works of prose, poetry, and theatre about personal caregiving experiences into an intimate theatrical performance.
A new, abridged adaptation of last summer’s production of “Still” that is in development to tour schools throughout New Jersey.
In “The Fertile River,” during the summer of 1958, Cora Lee Burden, the sixty-four-year-old grandmother of a mentally challenged child, has no idea what a white social worker from the government would want with her family.
