2008 Woodie Awards
At What Point Does A Child Become A Lost Cause
Premiere Stages explores the question in the World Premiere of ODD
Issue date: 9/5/07 Section: Campus Life
UNION, N.J. - Premiere Stages at Kean University continues its 2007 season with the World Premiere of ODD, written by New Jersey playwright Hal Corley. In ODD, a struggling tutor running from his past takes on a teenager with Oppositional Defiance Disorder, opening the teen's eyes to a world outside his sleepy New Jersey suburb and providing hope and perhaps something more to the boy's mother. The play is produced as a co-production with the Department of Theatre and features a mix of
professional Equity actors and
students from the B.F.A. acting program.
The play is the winner of the 2007 Premiere Stages Play Festival and was selected from more than 350 submissions. "The play provides a powerful and thought-provoking look into America's heavy application of medication and labels in the treatment of our troubled youth," said John Wooten, producing artistic director of Premiere Stages. "Hal has created a profound and moving testament to the importance of role models in reaching children who society has rejected. " ODD runs from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 23 in Kean University's Zella Fry Theatre. Sunday performances begin at 3 p.m.; Wednesday, September 19 is at 5 p.m.; all others at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $25. To order tickets, get on our mailing list, and/or to request a season brochure, please call the Kean Stage Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469), or visit Premiere Stages online at www.kean.edu/premierestages. Photos are available upon request.
Located on the main campus of Kean University at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J., Premiere Stages offers affordable prices, air-conditioned facilities and free parking in close proximity to the theaters.
Premiere Stages operates in part through funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Bank of America, American Airlines, and through the generous support of patrons. Premiere Stages offers free or discounted tickets to handicapped patrons. Please call for a list of sign-interpreted, audio-described or open-captioned performances offered by Premiere Stages.
professional Equity actors and
students from the B.F.A. acting program.
The play is the winner of the 2007 Premiere Stages Play Festival and was selected from more than 350 submissions. "The play provides a powerful and thought-provoking look into America's heavy application of medication and labels in the treatment of our troubled youth," said John Wooten, producing artistic director of Premiere Stages. "Hal has created a profound and moving testament to the importance of role models in reaching children who society has rejected. " ODD runs from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 23 in Kean University's Zella Fry Theatre. Sunday performances begin at 3 p.m.; Wednesday, September 19 is at 5 p.m.; all others at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $25. To order tickets, get on our mailing list, and/or to request a season brochure, please call the Kean Stage Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469), or visit Premiere Stages online at www.kean.edu/premierestages. Photos are available upon request.
Located on the main campus of Kean University at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J., Premiere Stages offers affordable prices, air-conditioned facilities and free parking in close proximity to the theaters.
Premiere Stages operates in part through funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Bank of America, American Airlines, and through the generous support of patrons. Premiere Stages offers free or discounted tickets to handicapped patrons. Please call for a list of sign-interpreted, audio-described or open-captioned performances offered by Premiere Stages.