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Restaurant bungalow surrounded by palm trees, near the beach, with a big sun in the back... all in a painted style with muted colors.
  • Staged Reading
  • Dec 5 - 8

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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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.
  • Staged Reading
  • Nov 21-23

Effa Loves Baseball

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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Past Plays

A collage of four different portraits, each featuring individuals with distinct styles and expressions, is set against a modern, abstract blue background. Counter-clockwise from top to bottom, the headshots include a woman with natural hair and red earrings, a man with glasses and a mustache, a smiling woman with curly hair, and a man in a collared shirt with a neutral expression. The background is stylized with abstract line patterns.
  • Reading Series
  • June 19 - 22

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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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 how to eradicate malaria, Amazia leaves her family in Tanzania to pursue a PhD abroad.
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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.
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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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