"Ravage" excels as a rad-as-hell love letter to Buffy fans, slash fic writers, and witches of all ages. But as Ki plays xer final cards, you realize just how much more it is, as a vampire horror grows the fangs of a thoughtful, humane exploration of trauma and self-loathing. Combine the classic horror imagery and this powerful story, a production of this will bring down the house of any theatre looking to put some well-told genre on the stage.

Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize RAVAGE by Nina Ki as a Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Premiere Play Festival. RAVAGE rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 35 semifinalists out of 655 submissions. The panel found the imagery of Yuli’s surreal nightmares and her trauma manifesting as a vampire to be striking. It tackles heavy subject matter with authenticity and humor, in a way that would appeal to Gen Z and Millennial audiences. Our congratulations to Nina.

A play about a teenage vampire hunter who writes Buffy slash fiction? YES. This play is in turn compelling, creepy, surprising, sweet, and one of the fastest reads you'll find. I thoroughly enjoyed it!