Roommates

by Kia Barbee

When Celia and Jocelyn, both college freshmen and roommates, meet at Albany Central College in 1991, it’s love at first sight. Although they initially struggle accepting those feelings, they eventually embark on a long term sporadic and complicated private love affair until the women are forced to make a decision about the future of their romance: commit or stay apart?

When Celia and Jocelyn, both college freshmen and roommates, meet at Albany Central College in 1991, it’s love at first sight. Although they initially struggle accepting those feelings, they eventually embark on a long term sporadic and complicated private love affair until the women are forced to make a decision about the future of their romance: commit or stay apart?

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: Roommates by Kia Barbee
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize Roommates as a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Premiere Play Festival. Roommates rose through a competitive process conducted by Premiere staff and an external panel to become distinguished among 805 submissions. The panel was impressed by how authentic and honest the play is, noting that the conflicts feel both personal and universal. Our congratulations and thanks to Kia.

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize Roommates as a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Premiere Play Festival. Roommates rose through a competitive process conducted by Premiere staff and an external panel to become distinguished among 805 submissions. The panel was impressed by how authentic and honest the play is, noting that the conflicts feel both personal and universal. Our congratulations and thanks to Kia.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Fresh Fruit Festival Developmental Reading, 2021
  • Reading, Naked Angels Theater, 2021

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