Kent State University at Trumbull will give early exposure to eight new plays with its 2025-26 Sips & Scripts series.

The season will open Wednesday with “The Life of Lily,” directed by Jessica Brumfield, who is theater coordinator with Kenzie James at Kent-Trumbull this school year with Eric Kildow on sabbatical.

It tells the story of a father-daughter relationship, starting with Lily’s birth. Each scene touches on a year in Lily’s life from ages 4 to 24. Some scenes focus on seemingly mundane events; others detail life-altering ones.

“It deals with a lot of heavy themes, which are normally the ones that I (direct), just because it’s more emotional,” Brumfield said. “Without spoiling the ending, it’s got a psychological twist at the end, which I always find very interesting.”

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