“ Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Motherland” by Allison Gregory as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Motherland” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the language in the piece, as well as the strong, updated parallels to Brecht’s “Mother Courage”. Our congratulations and thanks to Allison. ”