New Voices, New Stories: A Celebration of UMass Boston Student Playwrights

Join us in The University Hall Theatre for the world premiere of seven plays by UMass Boston students. Seven plays, performed in an enhanced staged reading format, free and open to the public. Dramaturg, Ginger Lazarus. Directed by Michael Fennimore and student directors student directors Hannah Lee Rolston and Natalia Molina.
 

Jack and the Beans

by Donovan Ambroise
A talking can of beans with no purpose in its own life decides to help 
a teenage boy in a search for meaning. They both realize what gives 
them both purpose is friendship. 
 

When Fall Comes Around Again

by Deleyah Creese, directed by Hannah Lee Rolston
When the world outside gets cold, four friends find themselves 
trapped in a small room with a heavy silence they can no longer ignore. 
 

Two Songbirds Flying Free

by Michelle Dang
Two sisters are transported to a magical world where, with the 
guidance of a mysterious deity, they must find their way back 
home before time runs out. 
 

Swiping Till Dawn: A Tinder Comedy

by Lucy Rogers
While sorting through the world of horrendous Tinder 
messages, a young woman desperately tries to find love.
 

The Worst Wedding Ever 

by Hannah Lee Rolston
Based on a true story of two sisters with a dark truth traveling home 
to Ireland for Christmas and their father’s wedding. When the truth 
gets revealed, will their father listen and decide to keep them? 
 

Void Applications 

by Valentina Valderrama Pérez
In a brutal job market, two friends encounter a compromising but 
lucrative job opening. They vow to turn it down on principle, but the 
temptation tests their values, ambitions, and friendship.
 

Somebody’s Gotta Tell James

by Jalyse I Ware, directed by Natalia Molina
Inspired by Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” this 21st-century reimagining 
explores different outcomes to Sonny’s life. Where will music take 
him as a young Black man in an ever-changing society?

This event is free, no ticket required. RSVP does not guarantee seating. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before showtime. 

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