Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright Series Will Begin With Abducted by Michele Aldin Kushner

On Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series will begin with a reading of Abducted by Michele Aldin Kushner. It will take place at 7:30 pm in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.

Abducted Synopsis:

Abducted by Michele Aldin Kushner gives audiences the story of a successful businesswoman and mother of two grown children, Diane. Diane is getting her things in order. As she prepares for 'departure' from her present life, her daughter fights to get her psychiatric help. Her boyfriend wants to reclaim the woman with he fell in love - and her son wants to go with her. Is this departure being forced upon her or does she wish to live life on her own terms? The reading will feature the acting talents of Rosie McCooe, Clark Scott Carmichael, Ashley Kowzen, Christopher Rice, and Michael Jay. The reading is directed by Lauren Moran Mills.

Michele Aldin Kushner is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced and read across the country. Her recent play, Radio Galaxy, is currently in development with commercial producers. Her play, The Text Of Sex premiered in FringeNYC and was a semi-finalist for Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwright Series. Another of her works, The Baby Game is the recipient of the Fulton Theatre's 2012 Discovery Project New Play Contest and Advanced Women is the 2009 recipient of the Todd McNerney Playwriting Award; it took part in the 2010 Piccolo Spoleto Festival and The Great Plains Theatre Conference Playlabs 2010.

For more information, or to reserve tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances.