BIRTH, a production by Karen Brody
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Birth is a play based on over one
hundred interviews Karen Brody
conducted with mothers across
America who gave birth between
2000-2004. It tells the true stories
of 8 women painting a portrait of
how low-risk, educated women
are giving birth in America today.
In the play we meet Jillian, a stay-
at-home mother of four children,
who always sees the humor in
life, especially in her mixed-bag of
birth experiences; and Beth, a 35-
year-old successful, high-
powered computer systems
manager from New Jersey who
confidently planned a cesarean.
We are introduced to Vanessa, a
buyer for a major department
store who never had a doubt that
she wanted an epidural. We hear
from Janet, a lesbian in her 40s,
who despite her feminist
background wanted a medicalized
birth, fearing the safety of herself
and the baby; and Lisa, an African-
American who felt intimidated and
used by her midwives and the
medical system after her birth.
We get to know Sandy, who
thought birth was “just one day,”
but found out that having an
emergency c-section on that day
changed her world. We hear
Natalie's intimate story of physical
betrayl; and Amanda, an athletic,
confident stay-at-home mother
who believed her birthing mantra--
”My Body Rocks”--gave her the
attitude she needed to give birth
naturally in the hospital.
Moving between first-person
monologues, some dialogue, and
the voices these women heard on
the day they gave birth, Birth
confronts, what City Lights
Theater Company has called,
"The naked truth about childbirth
in America."
hundred interviews Karen Brody
conducted with mothers across
America who gave birth between
2000-2004. It tells the true stories
of 8 women painting a portrait of
how low-risk, educated women
are giving birth in America today.
In the play we meet Jillian, a stay-
at-home mother of four children,
who always sees the humor in
life, especially in her mixed-bag of
birth experiences; and Beth, a 35-
year-old successful, high-
powered computer systems
manager from New Jersey who
confidently planned a cesarean.
We are introduced to Vanessa, a
buyer for a major department
store who never had a doubt that
she wanted an epidural. We hear
from Janet, a lesbian in her 40s,
who despite her feminist
background wanted a medicalized
birth, fearing the safety of herself
and the baby; and Lisa, an African-
American who felt intimidated and
used by her midwives and the
medical system after her birth.
We get to know Sandy, who
thought birth was “just one day,”
but found out that having an
emergency c-section on that day
changed her world. We hear
Natalie's intimate story of physical
betrayl; and Amanda, an athletic,
confident stay-at-home mother
who believed her birthing mantra--
”My Body Rocks”--gave her the
attitude she needed to give birth
naturally in the hospital.
Moving between first-person
monologues, some dialogue, and
the voices these women heard on
the day they gave birth, Birth
confronts, what City Lights
Theater Company has called,
"The naked truth about childbirth
in America."
