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Fat Ham

Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy. 

Premiere Year
2021
Premiere Theater
Wilma Theater
Premiere City
Virtual Production
Premiere Creative

Cast: Taysha Marie Canales, Kimberly S. Fairbanks, Jennifer Kidwell, Brennen S. Malone, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Brandon J. Pierce, Lindsay Smiling; Director: Morgan Green

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New Age

Told through music, movement and lyrical storytelling, New Age follows four women at different junctures in life as they contend with their sexuality, insecurities and legacies. Cass loves art and continues to redefine herself after divorce, Lisette recounts how she became a writer as she faces health challenges, Candy has carved out a life for herself and despite struggles remains upbeat, and Liberty, the youngest of the group, begins her career as a rock musician. Edgy, joyful and authentic, Dael Orlandersmith’s distinctive style brings the stories of these resilient women to life as they prove that they are defined by much more than age.

Premiere Year
2022
Premiere Theater
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Premiere City
Milwaukee, WI
Premiere Creative

Cast: Blair Medina Baldwin, Lisa Harrow, Courtney Rackley, and Delissa Reynolds; Director: Jade King Carroll

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A Case for the Existence of God

Inside a cubicle in a small office in southern Idaho, two men struggle to balance the confounding terms on a loan. In a departure from his acclaimed epics, Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God is a thoughtful meditation on human resilience.

Premiere Year
2022
Premiere Theater
Signature Theatre
Premiere City
New York, NY
Premiere Creative

Cast: Kyle Beltran and Will Brill; Director: David Cromer

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Best Summer Ever

Summer means sleepaway camps, days with friends by the pool, and late nights gazing at the stars. For nine-year-old Maurice Abernathy Anderson, a significant loss and one little lie means his summer just got more complicated. Written and performed by nationally acclaimed storyteller, Kevin Kling, and featuring rousing sing-a-longs, The Best Summer Ever joyfully explores the way childhood is measured by sights, sounds, feelings, and love.

Premiere Year
2022
Premiere Theater
Seattle Children's Theatre
Premiere City
Seattle, WA
Premiere Creative

Cast: Kevin Kling; Director: Steven Dietz

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King James

“King” LeBron James’s reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two unlikely friends in a bond forged by fandom. Told over twelve years (from LeBron's rookie season to an NBA Championship) King James is an intimate exploration of the place that sports occupy in our lives and relationships. Rajiv Joseph's clever and fast-paced comedy traces the arcs of two friends whose turbulent relationship is best navigated through their shared love of basketball—and the endless amiable arguments that erupt from that love. All the while, the promise and burden of LeBron's talent and legacy loom large.

Premiere Year
2022
Premiere Theater
Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Center Theatre Group
Premiere City
Chicago, IL
Premiere Creative

Cast: Glenn Davis, Khloe Janel, and Chris Perfetti; Director: Kenny Leon

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Shhhh

Penny flirts at a morbid anatomy museum. Kyle tells stories of dismemberment. Sally turns you on with tea and biscuits, and Shareen prepares a mysterious potion. A study in kink, trauma, pleasure, and revenge…

Premiere Year
2022
Premiere Theater
Atlantic Theater Company
Premiere City
New York, NY
Premiere Creative

Cast: Janice Amaya, Clare Barron, Annie Fang, Nina Grollman, Greg Keller, and Constance Shulman; Director: Clare Barron

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The Woman's Party

1947 is the year that the savvy politicos of the National Woman’s Party will finally get the ERA passed—once they quash that insurgency. Or oust the old guard. Failure is Impossible.

Premiere Year
2021
Premiere Theater
Clubbed Thumb
Premiere City
Virtual Production
Premiere Creative

Cast: Rosalyn Coleman, Alma Cuervo, Laura Esterman, Marga Gomez, Marceline Hugot, Emily Kuroda, Lizan Mitchell, Socorro Santiago, Rebecca Schull, and Connie Winston; Director: Tara Ahmadinejad

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The Red Beads

A charming, comical, and stirring fable, drawn from one of the great stories of the Yiddish Theater, The Singer of His Sorrows by Osip Dymov, and adapted by Adrian Guo-Silver and Rinne Groff. When a father’s bedtime story magically comes to life, his young daughter is plunged into the world of a poor shtetl poet, desperately in love with a woman who spurns him. With great wit and even greater heart, The Red Beads explores the beauty – and the pain – of letting love triumph over logic. 

Premiere Year
2021
Premiere Theater
Theater J
Premiere City
Washington, D.C.
Premiere Creative

Directed by Johanna Gruenhut

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Human Figures
Poems

Human Figures is the newest chapbook by Nancy Eimers, the author of four previous poetry collections, Oz, A Grammar to Waking, No Moon, and Destroying Angel.

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Punks
New & Selected Poems

A landmark collection of poetry by acclaimed fiction writer, translator, and MacArthur Fellow John Keene, Punks: New & Selected Poems is a generous treasury in seven sections that spans decades and includes previously unpublished and brand new work. With depth and breadth, PUNKS weaves together historic narratives of loss, lust, and love. With depth and breadth, Punks weaves together historic narratives of loss, lust, and love. The many voices that emerge in these poems—from historic Black personalities, both familial and famous, to the poet's friends and lovers in gay bars and bedrooms—form a cast of characters capable of addressing desire, oppression, AIDS, and grief through sorrowful songs that "we sing as hard as we live."

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