Gotta Come and See Play "PUSH"
An amusing one-man play on the topics of conception, pregnancy and delivery.
Theater Works NewWorks kicks off in August. First up isPUSH a very entertaining play that explores the lives of twenty-two men and women on the topics of conception,
pregnancy and delivery. Based solely on the candid interviews conducted by the author, PUSH offers an unbiased look at the universal and curious experiences people face that rarely get talked about.
PUSH features twenty-one vignettes, and twenty-two characters all played by one hilarious man.
PUSH is written and performed by Mike Duhame, directed by Jennifer Rio-Ruddle, with music by Shanika Toms.
Excerpts from PUSHcharacters:
“Walk. That’s the most common thing I’ve heard people say to jump-start labor. I must’ve walked enough this past week to get to the ocean and back by now. Eight days! My first baby wasn’t like this. She was quick, and to be honest, not that painful. Well, I was higher than a kite thirty minutes after we had gotten to the hospital for Kylie.” ~ Pamela Evans (top left)
“It would’ve worked out better if I had a boy first. My husband never laid a hand on me when I was pregnant for our little boy, Bedri. No, no my husband has never hurt our children physically, but there have been times out in public when one of the kids has a tantrum – kids do this, it’s natural. But, he has no patience for it. I become frightened in these moments.” ~ Amina (top right)
“While we were still in high school Pat, Barb’s mother, cornered me in their garage, “I will bash your head in with one of those baseball bats if you get my Barbara pregnant.” She pointed to one of the bats in a tub by the door. I laughed out of fear. “No, you understand me Kent?” I almost crapped myself right there in Pat’s garage.” ~ Kent Ericson (bottom left)
“When I was told about the deformities, well ah, that was the day the ten thousand pound weight was set on my shoulders. You get heavy when you’re told these types of things – you actually get heavy with pain and guilt.” ~ Silvia Morales (bottom right)
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