SEEDS (audio one-act available)
by Donna Hoke
Years of infertility treatment have convinced married research scientist that she doesn’t want children, even though her single, identical twin Josephine has three. Too bad Marjorie’s husband, Aidan, isn’t ready to give up his quest for a biological child. When Josephine offers the couple the “ideal” solution—egg donor surrogacy—salesman Aidan gives the pitch of his life and convinces his hesitant wife to...
Years of infertility treatment have convinced married research scientist that she doesn’t want children, even though her single, identical twin Josephine has three. Too bad Marjorie’s husband, Aidan, isn’t ready to give up his quest for a biological child. When Josephine offers the couple the “ideal” solution—egg donor surrogacy—salesman Aidan gives the pitch of his life and convinces his hesitant wife to inseminate Josephine in their living room.
Aidan and Jo bond over the resulting pregnancy, but Marjorie’s just not feeling it. When baby Joseph is born early with serious health issues, Aidan embraces his new role as a father, but Marjorie’s inability to bond with the baby is obvious—a situation that doesn’t improve much after his birth.
As fear over Joseph’s prognosis increases, the insecurities that brought the sisters to this point come to the fore until finally Josephine offers—and insists—that Joseph come home with her. Despite Aidan’s protestations, Marjorie is unable to put up a fight but in relinquishing motherhood, she is at last ready to welcome Joseph.
Winner, Emanuel Fried Award for Oustanding New Play
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One-act sixty-minute audio version under "Score."
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