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April 1, 2014
Contact: Allison Smartt, Production Manager, mombabygod@gmail.com
MOM BABY GOD Continues Vitalizing Pro-Choicers in Lincoln
An undercover look at activism, adolescence and abstinence in the pro-life movement
LINCOLN, NE (April 1, 2014): MOM BABY GOD is on a roll. Madeline Burrows' one-woman show based on her 2 years undercover at pro-life conferences has struck a nerve, leaving audiences around the country inspired and galvanized into action. MOM BABY GOD continues its national tour in Lincoln, Nebraska with performances at Haymarket Theatre, 803 Q St # 200, Lincoln, NE 68508. Shows will be Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th at 8:00PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at mombabygod.com/schedule or in person every Monday through April 14th, 11:00AM-2:00PM at the Students for Sexual Health Booth at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln City Campus Student Union (first floor near food court). More information on tickets sales and promotional events can be found at Mom Baby God-Lincoln, NE Facebook Event.
What has moved MOM BABY GOD from the campus of Hampshire College, located in quaint Amherst, Massachusetts, to its national platform? The play's stand-alone quality as a piece of art fills seats with theatre critics and activists alike, while the promise of provocative content and voyeuristic participation in how the other half lives engages new audiences from all walks of life. The Nation's Dave Zirin writes that MOM BABY GOD is "a tour de force that serves both the movement for reproductive rights and the art of theater with extreme effectiveness." Audience member Traci Boyle of Seattle, WA says, “I have not been as inspired and motivated as I was watching the show last night in a VERY long time.” These reviews and the many others like them make it clear that MOM BABY GOD is on to something: reinvigorating theatre as a tool for political change.
But the reception hasn’t always been rosy: At the show’s New York premiere, Students for Life of America Executive Director Kristan Hawkins sent a member of her organization to the performance equipped with spy-glasses to illegally videotape the event. Curiously, though Hawkins later called the footage "...too vulgar to release to the general public," various right-wing media outlets have published reviews condemning the play- despite having never seen it or read the script. "We suspect that Hawkins quickly realized she would be in gross copyright infringement should she release the footage," says Burrows. "That, and people would actually see what the play is about."
Now on the heels of a successful tour of the Northeast and Northwest, Burrows and her team are invigorated by the all responses they’ve received: "It's about time the pro-choice movement pushed back; we've been stumbling and failed to notice just how close we are to losing the rights to control our own bodies. I couldn't be prouder to stand at the helm. Bring it on."
Performances in Lincoln are hosted by the UNL International Socialist Club and sponsored in part by UNL Students for Sexual Health, Students Advocating Gender Equity (SAGE), Students for Choice, The Hot Mess, Black Cat House and International Socialist Organization-Lincoln. To schedule a review, or for more information and other press inquiries, contact Production Manager Allison Smartt at mombabygod@gmail.com.
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More details at: http://www.mombabygod.com/