Like They Magical

by Elizabeth Irwin

Perla and Shalico are students at the high needs Collegiate High School in Brooklyn whose principal has decided to try to recruit some of the more privileged upper middle class students from the nearby neighborhood to help build the cultural capital of her students and increase their chances of success at college. Samish and John, two of the students being recruited, want to go on the school tour even though...

Perla and Shalico are students at the high needs Collegiate High School in Brooklyn whose principal has decided to try to recruit some of the more privileged upper middle class students from the nearby neighborhood to help build the cultural capital of her students and increase their chances of success at college. Samish and John, two of the students being recruited, want to go on the school tour even though their parents are wary of how "safe" Collegiate really is. On this afternoon, though, its all in the kids hands, on both sides, to see if different worlds can work together.

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: Like They Magical by Elizabeth Irwin
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Like They Magical” by Elizabeth Irwin as a semifinalist for the 2019 Premiere Play Festival. “Like They Magical” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 23 semifinalists out of 659 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s exploration of important social questions and by its carefully crafted, fully realized depiction of young people—particularly Samish and John. Our...

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Like They Magical” by Elizabeth Irwin as a semifinalist for the 2019 Premiere Play Festival. “Like They Magical” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 23 semifinalists out of 659 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s exploration of important social questions and by its carefully crafted, fully realized depiction of young people—particularly Samish and John. Our congratulations and thanks to Elizabeth.

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Development History

  • Reading, Second Stage Theater, 2018
  • Workshop, Playwrights Realm, 2017
  • Workshop, Second Stage Theater, 2017