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2025
Play Festival Reading Series

June 19-22, 2025

You are invited to the Play Festival Reading Series, featuring the four finalists of the 2025 Premiere Play Festival at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.

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  • Thursday, June 19 @ 7:00 pm

angel's share

Written by
Dominic Finocchiaro
Directed by
John J. Wooten

Mom and dad’s son has died. His name was steve. With a tiny implant, the boundary between steve and another teenager named stephen could begin to dissolve. But what’s lost along the way? Is a person more than just their memories? A speculative fiction exploration of grief, love and family.

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  • Friday, June 20 @ 7:00 pm

Lia Del Mar

Written by
Dacyl Acevedo
Directed by
Benjamin Viertel

In the Costa Chica region of Mexico, two generations of Afro-Mexican women do their best to make ends meet.  Dalia faces pressure to sell her family’s land, Luisa loses her spot to sell food, and Yolanda tries to keep the restaurant Lia Del Mar afloat.  As Luisa’s and Yolanda’s daughters navigate new ways to make money, the older generation must find a way to reconcile a longstanding feud in order to provide for their futures.  Lia Del Mar is a poignant exploration of familial love amid economic upheavals.

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  • Saturday, June 21 @ 3:00 pm

Mala Aria

Written by
Gloria Majule
Directed by
Shariffa Ali

Hoping to discover how to eradicate Malaria, Amazia leaves her family in Tanzania to pursue a PhD abroad. An unforeseen turn of events puts her in a position where she has to decide between staying in the West and going back home to finish what she started. 

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  • Sunday, June 22 @ 3:00 pm

My Brother Jake

Written by
Dave Osmundsen
Directed by
John J. Wooten

Jake Barnsley, Autistic theatre artist, has an “inspiring” career. Ethan, his higher-needs twin brother, lives in his shadow. When Jake’s life and livelihood starts to crack, Ethan makes an impassioned bid for agency.

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angel’s share
By Dominic Finocchiaro
Directed by John J. Wooten
Thursday, June 19 at 7:00 pm 

Lia Del Mar
By Dacyl Acevedo
Directed by Benjamin Viertel
Friday, June 20 at 7:00 pm

Mala Aria
By Gloria Majule
Directed by Shariffa Ali
Saturday, June 21 at 3:00 pm 

My Brother Jake
By Dave Osmundsen
Directed by John J. Wooten
Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 pm

To RSVP to attend the readings, please follow the link below and complete the Microsoft Form. You can also RSVP by emailing premiere@kean.edu or by calling the Premiere Stages office at (908) 737-4092.

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