In an exciting collaboration between Northern Ireland and the United States, join us for a rehearsed reading of the latest iteration of Committed Citizen, followed by a post-show discussion which we hope will open up an international dialogue about abortion rights and access.

by Ro Owens

Committed Citizen is a play in development by Abbe Tanenbaum.

It is a story of intergenerational sisterhood and personal agency. Anne, a professional organizer, is helping Nora get her cluttered apartment ready for her 80th birthday bash -- digging through the past to make the most of the present and challenging the stories we tell ourselves in the process.

All the letters that appear in this play are real and were written by women from all over America seeking abortions in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.

The work doesn’t stop - for access and social acceptance of abortion rights. Get in on the creative process of this exciting piece of new writing.

CAST:
NORA - Jacqueline Sydney
ANNE - Abbe Tanenbaum
THE WOMEN - Shaleah Adkisson,
Ellen Corby and Jonelle Robinson
STAGE DIRECTIONS - Katie Mack
DIRECTOR - Jessica Bashline
WRITER - Abbe Tanenbaum
DRAMATURGE - Katie Mack
ZOOM PRODUCER - Declan Zhang
MARKETING - Meg Magill
The cast was joined by Naomi Connor from Northern Ireland's Alliance for Choice and Peg Johnston and Laurie Ryan from Abortion Conversation Projects for the post-show talkback.
Funded by the Abortion Conversation Projects and in conjunction with Alliance 4 Choice, PACA, Three’s Theatre Company and Somehow 9am Productions.