womb pas De Deux
In the American medical system, whose responsibility is it to ensure a patient’s needs are met?
MY WOMB, presented at last year’s Hollywood Fringe, focused on a mother’s heroic journey through the medical sector as she fought to save her life. WOMB pas de deux widens the lens to explore the disconnection between patients and medical staff from the varying perspectives of those involved in the dance of American health care. In this patient/provider duet, we bring context to conflict, aiming to bridge the divide between healthcare workers and those seeking medical attention through original music, movement, sock puppetry + Brechtian flair.
MyWOMB
In American healthcare, advocating for oneself is a high-stakes move.
my Womb is a one woman show that follows the journey of a mother preparing for birth + death…
Journey with heroine “O” as she navigates through pitfalls of the medical sector’s systemized and horrifically habitual dismissal of reproductive pain, in order to save her own life.
my Womb is about the disconnection between patients and medical staff in the American healthcare sector, it’s about a woman arranging her death while preparing to give birth - with a burlesque bit and some puppets! -J Rich, Director
*Each 35-minute presentation is followed by a 10-minute Town Hall style conversation.
Fringe Festival Performances:
June 4 11:30am *invited dress rehearsal / preview
Produced by The Hall Theater + proceeded by the company’s February 2020 presentation of WOMB: an evening dedicated to the modern motherhood experience, 2021 presentation herWOMB: a video-art presentation of family creation, and WOMBgenerations: an audio compilation of birthing experiences from 1950-2020.
herWOMB
herWOMB features three distinct stories about birth and unique family creation told from varied perspectives around the birthing individual’s experience. Our storytellers cover adoption, IVF, and gender identity.
This presentation upholds The Hall Theater model, adapted to 2020-2021’s COVID 19 lockdown. Stories are told through video art, and our signature town hall will take place on IG Live @thehalltheater on June 13 at 11:30 am, with a replay available on our herWOMB playlist.
All video art presentations, going live on June 19, will also be up on our site gallery.
WOMB
Join us for an evening of interactive storytelling and performance art centered around the birthing experience.
The Hall Theater’s debut performance of WOMB offers a compelling and collective journey into motherhood...
Four players will present stories about the birthing process. Stories are compiled and synthesized from a submission process which gathered content from a wide array of women from different cultures and backgrounds.
We begin the evening with embodiment exercise guided by the Master of Ceremonies. The purpose of this opening ritual is to foster awareness + active listening between all participants… audience, players, crew, and curator. WOMB concludes with a Town Hall style discussion, giving audience members an opportunity to take the stage and create space for communal catharsis.