Feb 28, 2007 : Playwrights' Platform member Kelly DuMar's short play, Bloom, is currently airing on Studio Playhouse of NEWTV, and can be viewed until March 17 according to the schedule below. Produced by Playwrights Platform member Regina Eliot-Ramsay for NewTV, Bloom features Playwrights' Platform member Elizabeth T. Rose as Kristy and Max Bisantz as Josh. In this vignette, KRISTY, a divorced mother, wakes suddenly from an afternoon dream to find her son, JOSH, dressing for his senior prom. His father has already provided all the essentials – money, a condom, a car – and what KRISTY hopes will be a chance to share a special milestone with her son becomes a poignant awakening to change, loss and letting go.

The schedule for Bloom until March 17:

Blue Channel Comcast 10
Sunday 4:30 pm and 11:30 pm
Monday 3:30 pm and 11pm
Tues 4:30 pm

Green channel Comcast 26
Sat 4:00 pm
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs - 4:00 pm

Bloom was first produced by Playwrights' Platform at the Shea Theatre in Turners Falls, MA, 2005, and at the Playwrights' Platform Annual Summer Festival 2005 where it won the Playwrights' Choice Award. Nominated by Playwrights' Platform, it was accepted into the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival, New York City, July 2005, where it was produced in 2005 featuring Elizabeth T. Rose. Additionally, it has been produced by The Philipstown Depot One Act Festival, NY, 2005, Acme New Works Winter Festival, 2006, and the Flint City Theater Festival, MI, 2006. Bloom is published by Heuer Publishing .

Following the play, there is a televised interview with Kelly DuMar by Playwrights' Platform member Geralyn Horton, discussing the development of the play, Playwrights' Platform, and the International Center for Women Playwrights'. For more information, contact Kelly DuMar.