BabyLand

Bernice and Wayne are two thirty-somethings from small-town America, still down on their luck in the aftermath of the Great Recession. When Bernice answers an on-line ad seeking a gestational surrogate, she soon finds herself carrying the baby of two gay men from Portugal. Bernice's lucrative arrangement inspires Wayne -- and his Bill Gates-obsessed best friend Gil -- to come up with a unique business plan...

Bernice and Wayne are two thirty-somethings from small-town America, still down on their luck in the aftermath of the Great Recession. When Bernice answers an on-line ad seeking a gestational surrogate, she soon finds herself carrying the baby of two gay men from Portugal. Bernice's lucrative arrangement inspires Wayne -- and his Bill Gates-obsessed best friend Gil -- to come up with a unique business plan, and a whole new take on the American Dream.

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BabyLand

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  • Donald Loftus: BabyLand

    A bold and darkly comic satire, BabyLand skewers consumerism, globalization, and the commodification of human life with biting wit. Rich Rubin crafts vivid, sharply drawn characters whose absurd circumstances reveal unsettling truths about value, ethics, and desire. The play’s irreverent humor and escalating stakes culminate in a provocative, thought-provoking theatrical experience that is as entertaining as it is incisive. LOVED IT!

    A bold and darkly comic satire, BabyLand skewers consumerism, globalization, and the commodification of human life with biting wit. Rich Rubin crafts vivid, sharply drawn characters whose absurd circumstances reveal unsettling truths about value, ethics, and desire. The play’s irreverent humor and escalating stakes culminate in a provocative, thought-provoking theatrical experience that is as entertaining as it is incisive. LOVED IT!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Panglossian Productions (Williamsburg, VA), Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Reading Parlor/Artists Repertory Theatre Rehearsal Space (Portland, OR), Year 2016

Awards

  • Landing Theatre Company's 2020 New American Voices Festival
    Semi-Finalist
  • Portland Civic Theatre Guild New Play Award
    Finalist
    2016