Abort: The Mission

by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

FULL LENGTH. Three Baby Boomer women take matters into their own hands as they fight (for the second time) to secure access to safe, legal abortions. A comedy about things that aren't funny.

FULL LENGTH. Three Baby Boomer women take matters into their own hands as they fight (for the second time) to secure access to safe, legal abortions. A comedy about things that aren't funny.

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Abort: The Mission

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  • Morey Norkin: Abort: The Mission

    Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend is a comedy genius! In this political farce, she manages to provide plenty of laughs while still making clear the seriousness of the current assault on reproductive freedom. No easy feat. But with the aid of the most enjoyable senior trio since The Golden Girls, Feriend strikes gold of her own. Abortion initiatives may not be on the ballot in every US state, but make no mistake, the issue is definitely on the ballot. Hopefully voting will prove a better choice than the scheme cooked up here.

    Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend is a comedy genius! In this political farce, she manages to provide plenty of laughs while still making clear the seriousness of the current assault on reproductive freedom. No easy feat. But with the aid of the most enjoyable senior trio since The Golden Girls, Feriend strikes gold of her own. Abortion initiatives may not be on the ballot in every US state, but make no mistake, the issue is definitely on the ballot. Hopefully voting will prove a better choice than the scheme cooked up here.

  • John Mabey: Abort: The Mission

    It takes incredible skill and insight to write a comedy that addresses such important and complex issues as reproduction freedom and the agency of older adults. And in ABORT: THE MISSION, Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend expertly navigates it all with a story that entertains as much as it educates. This farce is grounded in such real emotions and realities, making the contrast even more powerful throughout. This is a play not to be missed written by an author with incredible talent and empathy.

    It takes incredible skill and insight to write a comedy that addresses such important and complex issues as reproduction freedom and the agency of older adults. And in ABORT: THE MISSION, Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend expertly navigates it all with a story that entertains as much as it educates. This farce is grounded in such real emotions and realities, making the contrast even more powerful throughout. This is a play not to be missed written by an author with incredible talent and empathy.

  • David Hilder: Abort: The Mission

    A big play that explores an enormous problem in America -- with huge laughs, outsize (but always plausible) characters, gigantic twists and turns, and, as it happens, a heart just as giant. The scale of the situations and the comedy stands in terrific counterpoint to just how dire America is for women who want control over their own bodies. Simply wonderful work.

    A big play that explores an enormous problem in America -- with huge laughs, outsize (but always plausible) characters, gigantic twists and turns, and, as it happens, a heart just as giant. The scale of the situations and the comedy stands in terrific counterpoint to just how dire America is for women who want control over their own bodies. Simply wonderful work.

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Character Information

  • Linda
    Jen's mother; an aging activist
    Character Age
    70s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Donna
    Linda’s retirement community friend; mother of one girl
    Character Age
    70s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Pam
    Linda’s retirement community friend; mother of five boys
    Character Age
    70s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Jen
    Linda's daughter
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Steven
    Jen's husband
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Governor Mitchell
    Governor of Florida
    Character Age
    50s/60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Erica Mitchell
    Governor Mitchell's daughter
    Character Age
    18
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Bechdel Group, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Bramble Theatre Company, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Wild Imaginings, Year 2023

Awards

  • New Play Residency
    CreateTheater/Prism Stage Company
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • New Works Festival
    Santa Monica Theatre Guild at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre
    Finalist
    2023
  • Epiphanies New Works Festival
    Wild Imaginings
    Semi-Finalist
    2023