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!

In RAVAGE, Nina Ki uses the lens of pop culture to look at the ways in which we attempt to process trauma and how that can affect our relationships with the people in our lives. I found the character of Arsenic to be be particularly compelling, as a sort of trauma tourist or vampire in her own right. It was my love of Buffy that drew me to this play, and I’m glad it did, because it led me to a highly original, nuanced piece of theatre. Everyone should give this play a read.