←Recommendations of a play told in 11 dimensions

We are pleased to support this play and playwright! It was a featured staged reading in our 2022 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, TX.

Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “M-Theory” by Jami Brandli as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “M-Theory” 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 high level of theatricality in the play, and the simultaneous balance of grounded, well-developed characters. Our congratulations and thanks to Jami.

Diving into this play with essentially no knowledge of m-theory itself and other dimensions, this was such journey to read so fun to decipher. Brandi takes a subjectively convoluted ground plan plot and wonderfully brings the reader into the world and provides all the devices they need to help them understand. Brandi has created characters you can simultaneously empathize and feel frustrated with as you watch them struggle with life and relationships. Such a beautifully written clever piece. (Adelaide Young)

I was very intrigued by Brandli's play. I appreciated the honest writing about what grieving and complicated family relationships may look like. I was invested in these characters and their world. I found myself being challenged by this piece and I think that's why I would recommend it. It is thought provoking and unique in a way that will keep you reading and interested in what comes next.

Excellent, gripping science fiction that reinvokes fond memories of mind-bending sci-fi like interstellar. The plot is drip fed in a way that keeps you interested until the end, and leaves you thinking about it well after you are done reading. A gripping tale of grief, heartache, anger and paranoia as the main character reckons with an invader that may just force her to move forward. Incredibly interesting from a directing and design perspective, with sections that will ignite the creativity of any technically oriented reader. Overall very fun read and I'm glad to have experienced it

M-Theory is a perfect science fiction play about grief and letting go. Jami Brandli does a great job depicting emotion. I loved the ambiguity in this piece. I was grateful for the opportunity to be curious about what is happening in the real world and what is happening in Pauline's head. Very much recommend this play.

M-Theory is a beautiful story about family and grief. The magical/scientific world Brandli created is an interesting and effected vehicle for this story that enhances the themes without distracting from them. The symbolism might be my favorite part of all; one specific symbol at the end left me with chills.

This is a brilliant play. Brandli crafted thought-provoking concepts that challenge the reader to open their minds. This play activates the imagination and ignites possibilities of modern theatre. I would love to work on this show some day, just to dive deeper into the lighting aspects.
Aside from that, Brandli also developed three incredible characters with loads of juicy materials. Any one of these characters could give the actor the role of a lifetime, and I'd love to explore them more.
Highly recommend to anyone and everyone.

Brandli creates a surreal setting that constantly puts the audience in mind of the far reaches of our solar system, while playing out a very personal and human story. The repeated interplay of the solar flare (a wonderful offer to lighting designers) with the emotional journey of Pauline takes her struggle to let go beyond the bounds of her hobbling orbit and envelopes the theater. The unsettling mystery of the fate of her daughter pair beautifully with the dreamlike elements of the plot to create a strange but very believable and accessible play.

This play is an absolutely wild ride for three dynamic actors. I appreciate the way that Brandli has chosen to tackle a subject that might be difficult for some to comprehend and a genre that is not often seen on our stages and make it accessible through her compelling story and dynamic relationships. I would love to see this work on stage!