Catch

by Lara Miller

Susannah, a white homebirth midwife, is passionate about her work. She has no intention of exchanging her career for motherhood, yet work arrives much faster than she was anticipating when she receives a visit from McKayla Robbins, a high profile, black actress who is heavily pregnant. On the night of McKayla’s birth, Susannah rushes to the scene, unaware that in the aftermath she will be forced to confront her...

Susannah, a white homebirth midwife, is passionate about her work. She has no intention of exchanging her career for motherhood, yet work arrives much faster than she was anticipating when she receives a visit from McKayla Robbins, a high profile, black actress who is heavily pregnant. On the night of McKayla’s birth, Susannah rushes to the scene, unaware that in the aftermath she will be forced to confront her unacknowledged biases and how they affect her cherished relationships with her patients, her husband, and her baby daughter.

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  • Premiere Stages at Kean University: Catch by Lara Miller
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize Catch by Lara Miller as a Semi-Finalist for the 2024 Premiere Play Festival. Catch 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 truly moving look at homebirth, motherhood, and what it means to have shared humanity with someone. Our congratulations and thanks to Lara.

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre company in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize Catch by Lara Miller as a Semi-Finalist for the 2024 Premiere Play Festival. Catch 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 truly moving look at homebirth, motherhood, and what it means to have shared humanity with someone. Our congratulations and thanks to Lara.

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Awards

  • Jane Chambers Playwriting Award
    Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
    Honorable Mention
    2020