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Winner of the 2023 United Solo Festival “Best Storyteller”, Ann and Me: Or The Big Bad Abortion Play is written and performed by Jessica Bashline, directed by Margaret M. Ledford and was developed at American Theatre Northwest & Syracuse Stage’s Cold Read Festival. The piece is alternately harrowing and an hilarious interactive experience.Jessica Bashline is a middle aged, middle income, mostly average white lady– who has had abortions. And those abortions led her to study the history of abortion in the United States– because she’s a bit of a nerd. And then she wrote a really big play about Ann Lohman– an Abortionist in the 1800’s and all around badass! And she thought that the abortion chapter of her life was closed, she was almost menopausal after all… But then came Dobbs. And Jessica realized that having written a play about the history of legal abortion in the United States made her an expert in a niche part of legal history that was all of a sudden very important. Ann and Me: Or The Big Bad Abortion Play is alternately harrowing and an hilarious interactive experience.
Jessica’s other plays include: Wickedest Woman; The story of Ann Lohman, midwife and abortionist in the 1800’s in NYC. Finalist, Scrap Mettle Arts Playwrights Festival, Production January 2019 NYC, published by Next Stage Press. Garden of Memories the story of siblings dealing with the loss of their mother and the acceptance of their past. Runner Up W. Keith Hedrick Award at HRC Showcase Theater and Semi-Finalist, Trustus New Playwrights Festival 2016.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to Tapestry Health:
For 50 years Tapestry has been a leading expert in the community on critical public health issues providing access without stigma, which means meeting people where they are at and respecting their choices while providing health care, support services, and education for safer practices. https://www.tapestryhealth.org/
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Tickets: $25
Seating/Bar: 7:00PM Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.
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2 Harris Street West Stockbridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01266, 2 Harris St, West Stockbridge, MA 01266-7709, United States,West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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