I just loved how this play worked structurally--weaving back and forth in time while simultaneously always charging forward from a narrative/mystery perspective. Additionally, the play is populated by a dynamic group of deftly-rendered characters whose voices are all crystal clear and whose relationship dynamics amplify the stakes of the mystery and each character's relationship to Moose. I'm excited to follow this play's developmental trajectory!

Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize Fountains of Youth as a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Premiere Play Festival. Fountains of Youth rose through a competitive selection conducted by Premiere staff and an external panel of professionals to become distinguished among 805 submissions. The panel was moved by how the play unapologetically looks at the lives of five gay men of color. Our congratulations and thanks to Kareem.

Devastating. Lush language. Heartbreaking.