An anticipated 2024-2025 theatre season kicks off Friday, October 4, as Passage Theatre at Mill Hill Playhouse presents Alma by Benjamin Benne and directed by AZ Espinoza. Alma, a working mom shadowed by undocumented immigrant status after arriving in the U.S. via Mexico, single-handedly raised Angel, a daughter exiting high school and facing an undefined future. Passage Theatre features new seating that replaced 42-year-old relics. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)A compact set allows ample space for Alma and a two-star cast featuring Jessy Gruver and Diana Maldonado. in a 90-minute, no intermission performance. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Brishen Miller serves as executive artistic director of Passage Theatre Company in Trenton. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Jessy Gruver, left, as “Alma”has a heart-to-heart discussion with daughter “Angel” played by Diana Maldonado in Benjamin Benne’s Alma at Passage Theatre in Trenton. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Show Caption1 of 4Passage Theatre features new seating that replaced 42-year-old relics. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)Expand Tough love, hard work, and minimal compromise delivered them to this tense moment set in 2016 when an unexpected knock on the door could mean an arrival of ICE agents. Alma, which runs 90 minutes without intermission, breathes as a mother-daughter story of heritage, healing, and hope. Show dates and times Fri. Oct 4th 2024, 7:30 pm Sat. Oct 5th 2024, 8:00 pm Sun. Oct 6th 2024, 3:00 pm Thu. Oct 10th 2024, 6:30 pm Fri. Oct 11th 2024, 7:30 pm Sat. Oct 12th 2024, 2:00 pm Sat. Oct 12th 2024, 8:00 pm Sun. Oct 13th 2024, 3:00 pm Thu. Oct 17th 2024, 7:30 pm Fri. Oct 18th 2024, 7:30 pm Sat. Oct 19th 2024, 2:00 pm Sat. Oct 19th 2024, 8:00 pm Sun. Oct 20th 2024, 3:00 pm For info and tickets access passagetheatre.org or Brishen Miller (609) 392-0766, ext. 104.