A timely and provocative drama about "the best-kept secret" in Chicago,
"Jane," an underground abortion service that operated from 1969 to
1973. This network, run by a feminist collective of mostly middle-class
housewives and students, was the one safe alternative for about 11,000
Chicago women of all backgrounds.
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Seven Dates with Seven Writers: An 'Unromantic Comedy'

This satirical play chronicles a woman's modern journey for romantic
and self-understanding in an opinionated, self-absorbed, highly
individualized urban world. In its study of heterosexuals, the play
goes beyond cliched "battle of the sexes" material -- such as Defending
the Caveman -- to make some original observations about the adversarial
and competitive undercurrents ruling many relationships, especially
among fellow artists.
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A Cure for AIDS

The theme is the incalculable loss to society when artists die before
their prime, whether because of AIDS or other tragedies. The drama
takes place in the imagination of a former Nazi, Heinz. In modern
times, he imagines a confrontation with a Jewish boyhood friend,
Abraham, whom he had killed in a concentration camp. As he watches his
son die of AIDS, he remembers Abraham's childhood dreams of being a
great doctor and inventing the cure to a terrible illness.
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Created on 02/08/2005 04:38 PM by carolsim
Updated on 02/08/2005 05:15 PM by carolsim