Readings will be
For Connective Theatre Company in Chicago: January 30-February 1
For Middlebury College in Vermont: January 30
'Jane' NYC Debut with Cynthia Nixon in Broadway World
Pics from the September 24 benefit reading for A is For, featuring many other talented Broadway and television actors, including Jenn Lyon, Monique Coleman, Ana Gasteyer and Kathy Najimy.
'Jane' in American Theatre Magazine
See it here. In article about theater artists raising awareness of reproductive justice and fighting stigma.
Cynthia Nixon headlining NYC celebrity 'Jane' reading Sept 24!
The play will have its NYC premiere Sept 24 at 7 PM at Rattlestick Theater, benefiting A is For, which battles abortion stigma, founded by Kellie Overbey and Martha Plimpton. A new press release is coming out shortly with updated cast, but for now see this Broadway World link.
'Jane' play featured on NPX 'recommended' list of reproductive rights plays
Jane is one of nine plays listed by playwright Rachael Carnes on the New Play Exchange, of plays we all wish were not so timely. Jane recalls the brutal history of the bad old days, but also gives inspiration from these activist heroes.
'Jane' readings for fall in Madison and at Northwestern University & likely NYC
September 18, 2019, by Kathy Rasmussen Women's Theatre (KRASS), in Madison, Wisconsin. In cooperation with Planned Parenthood.
Details to come about reading by Lipstick feminist student theater company at Northwestern.
More info to come re Sept 24 reading in NYC.
Benefit performance of 'Jane' excerpt in Albany area on June 15
By Creative Action Unlimited in East Greenbush. Facebook page here
Two scenes from 'Jane' play to be included in first abortion-literature anthology
Choice Words, edited by Annie Finch, due out with Haymarket Press in 2020
'Jane' featured in Words of Choice blog
Guest post by Paula Kamen about 27-year history of researching the story of Jane— and its new, more accessible 7-person script —in Cindy Cooper’s pro-choice theater-oriented blog Words of Choice.
Excerpt from 'Jane' play at Right Brain Project showcase July 22
In "On Our Way" fest at 6 PM at Mary's Attic in Chicago. Directed by Iris Sowlat and featuring Whitney Pipes, Chloe Bluml, Caitlin McManus & Kaitlin Stewart.
Mother Jones shout out to 'All in My Head'
Video of CHICAGO 'Jane' reading now on YouTube
From July 26, 2017, Pride Films and Plays, Chicago
Directed by Iris Sowlat
Cast:
Whitney Pipes as Crystal, Rose, and Caller 4
Anna Wolfe as Sunny and Jane 4
Chloe Bluml as Judith, Jane 5, and Caller 1
Khloe Janel as Micki, Jane 1, and Radical Woman 1
Amber Snyder as Heather and Protester 1
Erin Caswell as Jane 3, Nancy, Patient, and Protester 3
Shannon Leigh Webber as Jody and Caller 2
Kaitlin Stewart as Ruth, Caller 3, and Playwright
Zach Hebert as Reverend, Dr. C, Doctor, Lawyer, and Radical Man
Lyla Whedbee as Lorry, Jane 2, and Radical Woman 2
Caitlin McManus as Protester 2, Patient, Medical Supplier, and Investigator
Recorded by Laurie Little of the Chicago Women's History Center
April 6 interview at Women & Children First of Maya Dusenbery
Save the date! I'm proud to be in conversation with this author, who connects the dots as no on else before has done about how sexism directly effects treatment of women with chronic pain and fatigue.
In Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick, Maya Dusenbery brings together scientific and sociological research, interviews with doctors and researchers, and personal stories from women across the country to provide the first comprehensive, accessible look at how sexism in medicine harms women today.
For Facebook invite, click here
For bookstore event listing, click here.
For author website, click here
Shout Your Abortion shouts out to 'Jane' play
Feministing.com on 'Jane' play offer to activists
http://feministing.com/2017/12/12/pregnant-dont-want-to-be-call-jane/
"Kamen offers the play free of charge to student and other groups interested in performing it for activist events. She writes, 'The play offers inspiration about feminist resistance and the power of women organizing, but also warns about the harsh realities of illegal abortion, even in the most ideal DIY circumstances.'"
Short videos from 'Jane' play reading in Chicago from July 24
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