The Adventure of Life

Did you know that 1/3 of the American population is either currently dealing with fertility issues or is close to someone who is struggling? And while more and more legislation is made about fertility science, no one seems to really know what the IVF process entails.

Part performance art, part eating contest, part laboratory exploration, part obstacle course, part conversation with the audience, all one woman...

Did you know that 1/3 of the American population is either currently dealing with fertility issues or is close to someone who is struggling? And while more and more legislation is made about fertility science, no one seems to really know what the IVF process entails.

Part performance art, part eating contest, part laboratory exploration, part obstacle course, part conversation with the audience, all one woman show. 'The Adventure of Life', takes the audience on the journey of how they got made and the science that literally makes them one in a million.

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The Adventure of Life

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  • Jacob York: The Adventure of Life

    This play is a magic trick. It takes the specifics of an intimidating topic like IVF and turns it into a night of theatre that's joyful, hilarious, and fulfilling. Can I be real? ADs should be tripping over themselves to put this show in their seasons. Families will see themselves, it's an incredible opportunity for the strongest performer in your community, and it'll have people lining up in the lobby asking to shake hands with the person who programmed it. It's a can't miss.

    This play is a magic trick. It takes the specifics of an intimidating topic like IVF and turns it into a night of theatre that's joyful, hilarious, and fulfilling. Can I be real? ADs should be tripping over themselves to put this show in their seasons. Families will see themselves, it's an incredible opportunity for the strongest performer in your community, and it'll have people lining up in the lobby asking to shake hands with the person who programmed it. It's a can't miss.

  • Stacey Isom Campbell: The Adventure of Life

    I saw the staged reading of this play at Warehouse Theatre in Greenville and was blown away. Veronika tackles difficult material with hilarity, intelligence, and moments of unearthed raw emotion.

    On stage, Veronika is a powerhouse: engaging, funny, honest, brave, totally watchable. I felt like I was spending time with a friend.

    I’m still living with this play. It touched on things I’ve experienced and masterfully led me to make my own discoveries. This play deserves an audience immediately.

    I saw the staged reading of this play at Warehouse Theatre in Greenville and was blown away. Veronika tackles difficult material with hilarity, intelligence, and moments of unearthed raw emotion.

    On stage, Veronika is a powerhouse: engaging, funny, honest, brave, totally watchable. I felt like I was spending time with a friend.

    I’m still living with this play. It touched on things I’ve experienced and masterfully led me to make my own discoveries. This play deserves an audience immediately.

  • Jillian Blevins: The Adventure of Life

    This dynamic, raw, breathtaking one-woman show transforms a lonely experience into a communal one, inviting audience members (both in-person and remote) to experience the playwright’s journey of infertility and IVF alongside her. The audience participation component is much more than a gimmick here: whether playing doomed sperm, the playwrights empathetic mother, or even sharing their own single-word reasons for wanting babies, the audience’s role in the storytelling is full of meaning and purpose. The ferocious honesty and vivid theatricality in Duerr’s script have created that rare...

    This dynamic, raw, breathtaking one-woman show transforms a lonely experience into a communal one, inviting audience members (both in-person and remote) to experience the playwright’s journey of infertility and IVF alongside her. The audience participation component is much more than a gimmick here: whether playing doomed sperm, the playwrights empathetic mother, or even sharing their own single-word reasons for wanting babies, the audience’s role in the storytelling is full of meaning and purpose. The ferocious honesty and vivid theatricality in Duerr’s script have created that rare autobiographical play in which the personal becomes universal.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Intersectional Arts Alliance (London), Year 2025
  • Type Workshop, Organization Colorado New Play Festival , Year 2023
  • Type Workshop, Organization Arizona Theatre Company, Year 2022

Awards

  • Finalist
    The O'Neill Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2022