The popular Women Playwright Series (WPS) is back at Centenary Stage, with three exciting new plays by women playwrights. The playwrights will be in residence for the series, which features a cast of professional actors and directors, and which will be presented in the Lackland Center on Wednesdays in April. April 10, 17^th and 24^th at 7:30 PM. 

On April 10, Jacqueline Goldfinger’s Babel explores a near-future society in which prospective parents learn within the first weeks of conception which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit. Based on these test results, they are either issued a PRE certification, which legally guarantees the baby will be a “good” person, or not

On April 17, Whippoorwill by Ruth Kirschner will follow nine-year-old Bibi and her mother. They have made a good life together, but Bibi is determined to get to the bottom of what really happened with her father, about whom her mother tells a different story each time she asks.

In Across the Aisle by Alyssa Haddad, on April 24, a young interracial couple hosts their traditional families for Thanksgiving and drops the bomb that they are engaged, igniting the challenging and often hilarious question of how one creates a future with someone from an entirely different past.

All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the WPS is by donation and reservations are suggested, as seating is often limited. 

Led by Catherine Rust, the CSC Women Playwrights Series is in its 28th year. It has featured the work of more than 75 emerging women playwrights. The WPS program offers playwrights the opportunity to work with professional actors and directors in a workshop rehearsal process, and to hear their work in front of a live audience—a critical part of the development process.  Lively talk-backs with the playwright and cast follow each presentation, and one play is selected each year as the winner of the Susan Glaspell Award, which promises a full production in the main-stage season at CSC and a monetary award for the playwright.

The WPS receives support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Zonta Club of Morristown, and season sponsor Heath Village. Additional support comes from a Grand Producer grant from the House of the Good Shepherd.

For information about the series and reservations, call the CSC box office at 908 979 0900, or log on to www.centenarystageco.org.