The World I Have Known

by Kari Bentley-Quinn

In February 2020, Bella diMartino returns to Astoria, Queens on a work trip. She discovers that her mother, Abby, has temporarily separated from her father, Gio. Abby suffers from complicated grief - her eldest daughter, Clara, worked in the World Trade Center on 9/11, and never came home. When the COVID-19 pandemic descends, the family and the city itself once again must grapple with an impossibly changed world...

In February 2020, Bella diMartino returns to Astoria, Queens on a work trip. She discovers that her mother, Abby, has temporarily separated from her father, Gio. Abby suffers from complicated grief - her eldest daughter, Clara, worked in the World Trade Center on 9/11, and never came home. When the COVID-19 pandemic descends, the family and the city itself once again must grapple with an impossibly changed world.

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: The World I Have Known by Kari Bentley-Quinn
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize The World I Have Known by Kari Bentley-Quinn as a Semi-Finalist for the 2024 Premiere Play Festival. The World I Have Known rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 48 Semi-Finalists out of 760 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by how the play is a touching examination of grief, mental health, and the complicated forces that entangle families. Our congratulations and thanks...

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize The World I Have Known by Kari Bentley-Quinn as a Semi-Finalist for the 2024 Premiere Play Festival. The World I Have Known rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 48 Semi-Finalists out of 760 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by how the play is a touching examination of grief, mental health, and the complicated forces that entangle families. Our congratulations and thanks to Kari.

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