THE FAMILY PLACE COMES TO MCKINNEY
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and in observance, Hope Rising will present DELIVER US NOT/SAY IT AGAIN to benefit The Family Place. We are delighted to support The Family Place and welcome them to McKinney as they establish a much needed counseling center, open a resale shop and build the first Men’s shelter in the state of Texas. The show will be held on October 22 in McKinney at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Parish Hall.
THE SHOW
The first act will be the hilarious DELIVER US NOT! written by Lee Howard and Greg Gamble. Directed by Pamela Harden, DELIVER US NOT! takes a look at three fetuses sharing a womb as they debate the possibilities of life-after-birth, while trying to come to terms with their impending due-date. The characters represent a trio of philosophies, including an atheist fetus who is convinced that “you’re conceived, you live, you’re born and that’s it! There’s nothing after birth!” Another fetus, seeing his time in the womb as a cosmic deception, propounds the notion that once he passes through the birth canal he’ll be at one with the universe and free of all pain, discomfort and fear. Of course, we know better. And so does the last fetus, who takes a sane, sober, wait-and-see approach to the next world. Taking to task such topics as atheism, warm-fuzzy-new-age sophisms, and pompous poetry, DELIVER US NOT! juggles it all with impudent wit and subtle subtext.
Directed by Lisa Miller, the second act — SAY IT AGAIN — will consist of a collection of humorous and heartwarming female monologues. These entertaining monologues include favorites from LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD, as well as two new premier pieces from local Dallas writers and playwrights. The second act also features special guest star Paula Coco, actress and playwright of NIPPLES TO THE WIND.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Get your tickets for DELIVER US NOT/SAY IT AGAIN before they sell out!
LOCATION
The October 22 show will be held in McKinney at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Parish Hall. Click here for directions and more information.
DELIVER US NOT! is presented by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.
