A queer story of love and friendship for the younger generation that will kill you with laughter, drag you back to life with hope, and kill you again with the crushing reality of life’s hardships. This three-hander invites conversation about fat-shaming, bi erasure, sexual exploration, and the mental pressure put on child caretakers. Goren-Wilson doesn’t hold back on the difficult topics, but likewise, he doesn’t skimp on the humor. I can’t wait to see his work shine on many more stages.

Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize TWO CATCHERS as a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Premiere Play Festival. TWO CATCHERS rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become distinguished among 805 submissions. The panel was impressed by the well-structured dialogue and the relationships between characters. Our congratulations and thanks to Brad.

Calling it now: TWO CATCHERS is gonna be a huge deal. This play has everything going for it—a truly original coming of age story, relevance both topical and timeless—-but its greatest strength is the tender, complicated teen romance at its heart. Phoebe and Connor’s connection is inexplicable, erotic, subversive, and rooted in seeing and being seen. Goren-Wilson writes queerness in a way that feels revelatory; in TC, identity is expansive and indefinable, an exploration rather than a label.