Premiere Stages at Kean University Presents Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories
Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, will present
Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories
WHEN: Thursday, February 18, at 7 p.m. EST
WHERE: Zoom
Produced in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance,
Healing Voices: Caregivers’
Stories weaves together short works of prose, poetry, and theatre
about personal caregiving experiences into an intimate theatrical performance.
Now in its fifth year, this year’s Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories
will feature work from the eleven writers who were set to present their work at
last year’s event, which was postponed due to the pandemic.
This year’s presentation will feature: Caregiving with the Homebound Elderly by
Robert Barkovitz; The Snow
by Steve Benzell; Make
Yourself at Home by Nancy Burke; Made
By Hand by Darin Earl; The
Guru of Ozone Park by Jack Feldstein; Tvilah (or Arriving Where She Left) by Bailey
Garcia; Red Rain
by Ross Hewitt; Angel in The
Driver's Seat by John Joseph; Blank
Canvas by Cisely Martin-Breeden; Lunch
at the Memory Unit by Christopher Parker and Hope Lives by Natalie Zaman.
Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories is free. Advance registration is required to
attend the reading. For more information and to register for the reading visit www.premierestagesatkean.com.
Every year, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance
invites caregivers to submit short works of prose, poetry, theatrical
monologues and scenes for inclusion in an original theatrical piece about
caregiving. Caregivers are not restricted to medical personnel; anyone who has
provided care to someone in need is encouraged to submit a story about the
experience.
“The
Alliance is grateful that Premiere Stages is participating in the 2021 Stages
Festival,” said John McEwen, Executive Director of the Alliance. “For more than
20 years, The Stages Festival has provided theatrical experiences for thousands
of residents across New Jersey. While we may be gathering a bit differently
this year, we are thrilled that theatre can remain a source of connection and
joy in the Garden State. These efforts would not be possible without the
wonderful help of partners such as Premiere Stages.”
The
New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2021 Stages Festival is made possible by support
from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey;
OceanFirst Foundation; the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust; New Jersey Historical
Commission; and Fund for the New Jersey Blind. A full calendar of events
is available at www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages.
Premiere
Stages wishes to express gratitude to the following Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’
EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF
VARIETY ARTISTS, SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their
cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear in this event. Healing Voices’ Caregivers’ Stories
will benefit the The New Jersey Theatre Alliance. The mission of New Jersey
Theatre Alliance is to unite, promote, strengthen, and cultivate New Jersey’s
professional theatres and to advance the theatre community by developing
innovative, collaborative, and engaging programs and services for member
theatres and their diverse audiences. To make a donation, visit https://njtheatrealliance.org/donate-now
Premiere
Stages offers affordable prices, air-conditioned facilities and free parking
close to the theatre. Premiere Stages also provides free or discounted tickets
to patrons with disabilities. All Premiere Stages facilities are fully
accessible spaces, and companion seating is available for patrons with
disabilities. Assistive listening devices and large print programs are
available at all times; publications in alternate formats are available with
advance notice. Please call 908-737-4077 for a list of sign-interpreted, audio-described
or open-captioned performances. For more information, please visit Premiere
Stages online at www.premierestagesatkean.com.
Premiere
Stages is made possible in part through funding from W. John Bauer and Nancy
Boucher, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Northfield Bank Foundation, The
Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement, The Hyde and Watson
Foundation, The Union Foundation, E.J. Grassmann Trust, The New Jersey Theatre
Alliance, Investors Foundation, The Union County HEART Grant, Les Malamut Art
Gallery, Actors’ Equity Foundation, and through the generous support of
individual patrons and local organizations. Discover Jersey Arts is our
marketing partner. Visit www.JerseyArts.com for
more information about other arts programming happening around the Garden
State.
ABOUT PREMIERE STAGES
Created in 2004, Premiere Stages is the professional Equity theatre in
residence at Kean University. Through its unique partnership with Kean,
Premiere’s play development programs, educational initiatives, and professional
development opportunities actively embrace the university's academic curriculum
while expanding the scope, accessibility, and prestige of the professional
programming on campus. For more
information, please visit Premiere Stages online at www.premierestagesatkean.com.
ABOUT KEAN UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1855, Kean University has become one of the largest
metropolitan institutions of higher education in the region, with a richly
diverse student, faculty and staff population. Kean continues to play a key
role in the training of teachers and is a hub of educational, technological and
cultural enrichment serving nearly 15,000 students. The University’s five
undergraduate colleges offer more than 50 undergraduate degrees over a full
range of academic subjects. The Nathan Weiss Graduate College offers six
doctoral degree programs and more than 60 options for graduate study leading to
master’s degrees, professional diplomas or certifications. With campuses in
Union and Toms River, New Jersey, and Wenzhou, China, Kean University furthers
its mission by providing an affordable and accessible world-class
education. Visit www.kean.edu.