John Wooten News

St. Bonaventure University's Theater Department will revive its biennial one-act festival production this November in a diverse, 6-piece presentation entitled "Knowing and Un-Knowing."

Premiere Stages is partnering with the National Science Foundation to present a staged reading of iDream, a new play by Eileen and Suzanne Trauth. In iDream, three girls, all confronting an uncertain future, are encouraged by a dynamic teacher to explore the male dominated field of computer technology and in so doing, begin to discover their place in the world. Art and science converge in this highly topical exploration of career opportunities in the twenty-first century.

Premiere Stages has announced Liberty Live, a new producing partnership with the Liberty Hall Museum, located on the campus of Kean University. Liberty Live dramatizes and celebrates the history that helped to make New Jersey what it is today. The event features a professional production of a new play about New Jersey, a tour of the Museum grounds and interactive programming and displays. The 2012 event will focus on Westfield and be held at the Liberty Hall Museum Carriage House from November 1st through 4th.

Premiere Stages is partnering with the National Science Foundation to present a staged reading of iDream, a new play by Eileen and Suzanne Trauth. In iDream, three girls, all confronting an uncertain future, are encouraged by a dynamic teacher to explore the male dominated field of computer technology and in so doing, begin to discover their place in the world. Art and science converge in this highly topical exploration of career opportunities in the twenty-first century.

Premiere Stages presents the New Jersey Premiere of Farragut North from tonight, September 6th through the 23rd in the Zella Fry Theatre at Kean University. Produced in collaboration with the Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy and supported by the League of Women Voters, the production of playwright Beau Willimon's classic tale of hubris is set against a contemporary political landscape where no price is too high to attain power.

Premiere Stages presents the New Jersey Premiere of Farragut North from September 6th through the 23rd in the Zella Fry Theatre at Kean University. Produced in collaboration with the Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy and supported by the League of Women Voters, the production of playwright Beau Willimon's classic tale of hubris is set against a contemporary political landscape where no price is too high to attain power.

The 2012 Play Festival winner at Premiere Stages opens tomorrow night, Thursday, July 12th. The director and cast of HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN THEIR FORMAL ATTIRE talk about the themes of the show.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre in residence at Kean University presents Kathryn Grant's Handicapped People in Their Formal Attire from tonight, July 12 through July 29. This provocative new play takes place in 1968 at a black tie fundraiser for people with disabilities. The honoree is Agnes Sheenan, a quadriplegic, who is escorted by her able-bodied sister, Theresa. The siblings make the most of the celebration until unforeseen events force them to examine how fragile the bond is between them.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre in residence at Kean University presents Kathryn Grant's Handicapped People in Their Formal Attire from July 12 -- 29. This provocative new play takes place in 1968 at a black tie fundraiser for people with disabilities. The honoree is Agnes Sheenan, a quadriplegic, who is escorted by her able-bodied sister, Theresa. The siblings make the most of the celebration until unforeseen events force them to examine how fragile the bond is between them.

Aspiring and established playwrights are invited to submit new plays to Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University.

Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series as Academy Award-winning actor and Civics activist Richard Dreyfuss visits on Monday, March 5. Premiere Artists is a project of Premiere Stages, the professional Actors' Equity Association theatre in residence at Kean University.

Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series as Academy Award-winning actor and Civics activist Richard Dreyfuss visits on Monday, March 5. Premiere Artists is a project of Premiere Stages, the professional Actors' Equity Association theatre in residence at Kean University.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University seeks submissions to the 8th Annual Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Aspiring and established playwrights are invited to submit new plays to Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University.

Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series with a visit by Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Ellen Burstyn on Monday, December 5.

Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series with a visit by Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Ellen Burstyn on Monday, December 5.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University seeks submissions to the 8th Annual Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre celebrating its seventh year in residence at Kean University continues its 2011 season with Hannah, a stirring portrait of WWII freedom fighter Hannah Senesh by John Wooten.