←Recommendations of Funny, Like An Abortion

  • Playwrights Foundation: Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
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    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play FUNNY, LIKE AN ABORTION, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play FUNNY, LIKE AN ABORTION, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

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  • Lisa Sillaway: Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
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    Love this clever and timely script from Rachel. The characters and story are well done but I especially loved the opening minutes of Monroe onstage alone and mostly silent as well as the intentional breaking of the fourth wall. Highly recommend this piece.

    Love this clever and timely script from Rachel. The characters and story are well done but I especially loved the opening minutes of Monroe onstage alone and mostly silent as well as the intentional breaking of the fourth wall. Highly recommend this piece.

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  • Asher Wyndham: Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
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    This play tackles the divisive issue of abortion, surprisingly, through dark comedy, a biting satire that's unapologetically political and feminist. The kids-themed-party, complete with gift bags and cupcakes, is an unusual setting to address abortion, but it's one that forces us to imagine "maybe soon" a dystopian America for women who resort to DIY-at-home abortions. This play reminds us of the options and abortifacients used by women in the past to end pregnancy.
    This is uncomfotable theatre - necessary theatre - dangerous theatre.
    Read this, develop, produce, use it for protest.

    This play tackles the divisive issue of abortion, surprisingly, through dark comedy, a biting satire that's unapologetically political and feminist. The kids-themed-party, complete with gift bags and cupcakes, is an unusual setting to address abortion, but it's one that forces us to imagine "maybe soon" a dystopian America for women who resort to DIY-at-home abortions. This play reminds us of the options and abortifacients used by women in the past to end pregnancy.
    This is uncomfotable theatre - necessary theatre - dangerous theatre.
    Read this, develop, produce, use it for protest.

    ”
  • Rachel Lynett: Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
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    "If there was a good option, we wouldn't be doing this." I love this play and how darkly playful it is. I laughed at times I felt that I shouldn't and then it suddenly struck me how close we are to this being our constant reality. A truly wonderful new play that needs to get produced ASAP.

    "If there was a good option, we wouldn't be doing this." I love this play and how darkly playful it is. I laughed at times I felt that I shouldn't and then it suddenly struck me how close we are to this being our constant reality. A truly wonderful new play that needs to get produced ASAP.

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  • Matthew Weaver: Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
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    "It's kinda like Christmas."
    "This is nothing like Christmas."
    Terrifying and so smart and SO SO important.
    Bublitz's voice is irresistible and funny and that makes all of this worse, because like WOW is this ever good and scary, because it's not only possible, it's HAPPENING, has happened, will happen, should not be happening in our world today.
    And Bublitz makes those points. So well. And delights us the entire time she's bringing the truth to light.
    This is really marvelous.
    One of the best offerings on NPX.
    This should be performed across the country.
    And will be.
    I hope.

    "It's kinda like Christmas."
    "This is nothing like Christmas."
    Terrifying and so smart and SO SO important.
    Bublitz's voice is irresistible and funny and that makes all of this worse, because like WOW is this ever good and scary, because it's not only possible, it's HAPPENING, has happened, will happen, should not be happening in our world today.
    And Bublitz makes those points. So well. And delights us the entire time she's bringing the truth to light.
    This is really marvelous.
    One of the best offerings on NPX.
    This should be performed across the country.
    And will be.
    I hope.

    ”