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Premiere Stages to Launch 13th Season with 1980 (OR WHY I'M VOTING FOR JOHN ANDERSON)
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2017

Premiere Stages will kick off its 13th season in residence at Kean University with a free staged reading of 1980 (Or Why I'm Voting For John Anderson), Patricia Cotter's entertaining portrait of a beleaguered campaign office, June 16-18 in Kean's Murphy Dunn Theatre.

Premiere Stages at Kean University Announces 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2017

For the first time in its 13-year history, Premiere Stages will provide expanded development to five new works in one season, including the New Jersey Premiere of Skeleton Crew, the third play in Dominique Morisseau's critically acclaimed Detroit cycle, and the first professional production of Chris Cragin-Day's heartwarming play, Foster Mom, winner of the 2017 Premiere Stages Play Festival. This season will also feature free developmental workshops of Patricia Cotter's 1980 (Or Why I'm Voting For John Anderson), runner-up for the 2017 Play Festival, and two exciting new play commissions, Nicole Pandolfo's Brick City, developed in cooperation with NJPAC and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, and Martin Casella's Black Tom Island, recipient of the 2017/2018 Liberty Live Commission in partnership with Liberty Hall Museum. Tickets go on sale May 22.

Premiere Stages at Kean University to Stage Free Public Readings of 2017 Play Festival Finalists
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2017

???????Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has announced its four finalists for the 2017 Premiere Stages Play Festival, and will offer free public readings of the plays by professional actors during its 13th Annual Spring Readings Series.

Mitch Greenberg, Erika LaVonn and More Set for Premiere Stages' MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT Benefit Performance Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2016

Premiere Stages at Kean University will host an exclusive benefit performance of the 2015/2016 Liberty Live Commission, My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort, at Liberty Hall Museum tonight, October 14.

Premiere Stages at Kean University Seeks Submissions for 13th Annual Play Festival
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2016

Beginning October 1, Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, will accept submissions for the 13th annual Premiere Stages Play Festival.  This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to four playwrights with strong ties to the greater metropolitan area (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut).

Mitch Greenberg, Erika LaVonn and More Set for Premiere Stages' MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT Benefit Performance
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2016

Premiere Stages at Kean University will host an exclusive benefit performance of the 2015/2016 Liberty Live Commission, My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort, at Liberty Hall Museum on Friday, October 14.

BWW Interview: John J. Wooten of PREMIERE STAGES at Kean University
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 27, 2016

Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing John J. Wooten, the Producing Artistic Director of Premiere Stages at Kean University.

Premiere Stages at Kean University Seeks Submissions for 13th Annual Play Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2016

Beginning October 1, Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, will accept submissions for the 13th annual Premiere Stages Play Festival.  This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to four playwrights with strong ties to the greater metropolitan area (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut).

Premiere Stages to Present 2016 Play Festival Winner LAS CRUCES
by BWW News Desk - Sep 1, 2016

?Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Las Cruces by Vincent Delaney, the winner of the 2016 Premiere Stages Play Festival, September 1 - 18 in Kean University's Zella Fry Theatre (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.).

BWW Interview: Diomargy Nuñez and LAS CRUCES at Premiere Stages on Kean University Campus 9/1 to 9/18
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 24, 2016

Broadwayworld.com interviewed Diomargy Nuñez who will play Soledad in 'Las Cruces' at Premiere Stages on the Kean University Campus. Directed by John J. Wooton, the show will be onstage from September 1st through September 18th.

Premiere Stages to Present 2016 Play Festival Winner LAS CRUCES
by BWW News Desk - Aug 1, 2016

?Premiere Stages at Kean University will present Las Cruces by Vincent Delaney, the winner of the 2016 Premiere Stages Play Festival, September 1 - 18 in Kean University's Zella Fry Theatre (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.).

BWW Preview: WATER BY THE SPOONFUL by Premiere Stages 7/14 to 7/31
by Marina Kennedy - Jul 8, 2016

Water by the Spoonful, Quiara Alegria Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, will have its New Jersey Premiere at Premiere Stages, the professional theatre at Kean University in Union from July 14th through July 31st.

Premiere Stages to Present Pulitzer Prize Winner WATER BY THE SPOONFUL in July
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 27, 2016

?Quiara Alegria Hudes' hauntingly beautiful Pulitzer Prize-winning play Water by the Spoonful is set to have its New Jersey Premiere at Premiere Stages, the professional Equity Theatre at Kean University.

WATER BY THE SPOONFUL and More Set for Premiere Stages' 2016 Season at Kean University
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2016

?Premiere Stages will celebrate its 12th year as the professional theatre in residence at Kean University with an intriguing season of plays, all presented professionally for the first time in the Garden State, featuring innovative new alliances and exciting community-based partnerships.

Premiere Stages at Kean University to Host Free Public Readings of 2016 Play Festival Finalists
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 29, 2016

?Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has announced its four finalists for the 2016 Premiere Stages Play Festival, and will offer free public readings of the plays by professional actors during its 12th Annual Spring Readings Series. The readings will take place Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 pm in the Murphy Dunn Theatre, located in Vaughn Eames Hall on Kean's central campus (1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.).

Kean University Commemorates 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death with JULIUS CAESAR
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2016

Kean University's Department of Theatre will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with an innovative production of JULIUS CAESAR. D

Kean University to Commemorate 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death with JULIUS CAESAR
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2016

Kean University's Department of Theatre will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with an innovative production of JULIUS CAESAR. D

Premiere Stages at Kean University to Present MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT, 11/13-15
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 22, 2015

Premiere Stages at Kean University will present three free interactive readings of the 2015-2016 Liberty Live Commission, My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort, November 13th through 15th in the Miron Student Center Little Theatre at Kean University.

ELEKTRA, CHILDREN OF EDEN & More Set for Kean University's 2015-16 Theatre Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2015

With construction now complete on their state-of-the-art scene shop and several new design/technology classrooms, the Kean University Department of Theatre has announced an ambitious season for the coming academic year. The 2015-2016 Department of Theatre season, slated to begin tonight, October 16th, will include the Greek tragedy Elektra; Children of Eden, a musical based on the first nine chapters of the Book of Genesis; Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's timeless political expose; and John J. Wooten's riotous farce, Kiss the Bride.

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