Overturned

by Amber Dunton

Three women enter a women's health clinic in Washington, DC, on June 24th, 2022– the day Roe v Wade, and their lives, are overturned. As they watch the news and wait for their appointments, they form a sisterly bond with each other; three ordinary women, on an extraordinary day.

Three women enter a women's health clinic in Washington, DC, on June 24th, 2022– the day Roe v Wade, and their lives, are overturned. As they watch the news and wait for their appointments, they form a sisterly bond with each other; three ordinary women, on an extraordinary day.

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Overturned

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  • Wyn Alyse Thomas: Overturned by Amber Dunton
    “

    I was so lucky to see a staged reading of this play at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV. A snapshot of three women in very different situations, finding sisterhood as they are all hurt by the overturn of Roe.

    I was so lucky to see a staged reading of this play at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV. A snapshot of three women in very different situations, finding sisterhood as they are all hurt by the overturn of Roe.

    ”

Character Information

Four women and an offstage voice, recorded or live.
  • Emily Campbell
    A young woman of any race. Kind, comes from a conservative family, married, well-off. Lives in Maryland, but her family is from Texas, where she was born.
    26
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Ashley Smith
    A young woman of any race. Independent and strong-willed, working class. Lives in Virginia.
    33
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Madison Brown
    A teenage girl of any race. She is standoffish and has a tense relationship with her father. From Washington, DC.
    15
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Nurse
    A nurse (female) at the women’s health clinic. Her professionalism is strong but fades over the course of the play.
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • TV Voice
    The voice on the TV. Gender is unspecified, but the choice is important to how the story is told.

Development History

  • Reading, College of Charleston, 2025
  • Reading, The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Region IV, 2025
  • Reading, College of Charleston, 2024
  • Reading, Saint Stephen's Saint Agnes School, 2023

Production History

  • University, College of Charleston for Piccolo Spoleto, 2025
  • Workshop, Ghostlight Players at George Mason University, 2025

Awards

  • Region IV 2024 Regional Finalist for the Gary Garrison Ten-Minute Playwriting Award
    The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF)
    2025