Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2014-15 season of new plays next week with Monica Bauer's Chosen Child.

Running from October 30 to November 22, this new drama is directed by Megan Schy Gleeson, who directed Peter M. Floyd's Absence at BPT last season. Debra Wise, artistic director of Underground Railway Theater, and Lee Mikeska Gardner, artistic director of the Nora Theatre Company, lead the cast.

"This is a definite first -- having both artistic directors from Central Square Theater with us bringing this new play to life," says BPT Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass. "Both Debra and Lee are experienced actors, and both are strong proponents of new work -- whether it's at their own theatre or ours. It's this kind of collaboration and support we all want to foster. We're honored to have them with us!"

The play begins at New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal and leaps across space and time to tell the story of a family -- most particularly a brother and sister now lost to each other. David suffers from schizophrenia, but he hopes to reconnect with his family after his mother's death. It turns out his sister may be right around the corner or halfway across the country. Either way, she doesn't want to be found.

The production also includes Margaret Ann Brady, Melissa Jesser and Lewis D. Wheeler.

A graduate of Boston University's Playwriting Program, playwright Bauer's award-winning plays have been seen off-Broadway (My Occasion of Sin, Lighter) and beyond (Detroit Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Bauer performed her autobiographical solo show The Year I Was Gifted at the Whitney Arts Center in Pittsfield, Mass., last summer.

A special Ground Floor Conversation with the Chosen Child playwright, cast and director will take place after the 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, November 1.

ABOUT BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS' THEATRE - Founded in 1981 at Boston University by Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) is an award-winning professional theatre dedicated to new works. At the heart of BPT's mission is the production of new plays by alumni of its M.F.A. Playwriting Program, the latter in collaboration with Boston University's renowned School of Theatre. The program's award-winning alumni have been produced in regional and New York houses, as well as in London's West End. BPT's productions have been honored with numerous regional and Boston awards, including 12 IRNE Awards for Best New Script and six Boston Critics' Association Elliot Norton Awards.

Chosen Child by Monica Bauer Directed by Megan Schy Gleeson October 30-November 22

Three generations of mothers and memories combine to change the fate of a schizophrenic man at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, as he waits for a sister he hardly knows, to fulfill an agreement that was never made. Adoption, desertion, and forgiveness -all this makes up a family. What are the ties that bind?

All performances at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Tickets: $30/General Admission - $25/BU Faculty/Staff, Seniors (62+) - $10/Students (with valid ID). Call 866.811.4111 or visit www.bostonplaywrights.org. Subscriptions Available - $50/Adult - $27/Student (25 and under with valid ID).