Birth - The naked truth of childbirth in America today
Birth
By Karen Brody
The naked truth of childbirth in America today
Directed by Ross Nelson & Patricia Madden
February 23- March 5, 2006
City Lights Theater
529 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95112
Call 408-295-4200 for tickets
Can women in America have the birth experience they want? Birth, the
play, makes its West Coast Premiere at City Lights Theater Company.
Birth has remained an overlooked topic until playwright Karen Brody dove
into this tender and controversial subject. Similar in style to The
Vagina Monologues, Birth is based on over 100 interviews with mothers
across the nation. Karen Brody weaves the experiences of seven women into a
story of choice and knowledge that everyone should see. This is not
Hollywood ’s version of childbirth but rather real stories that paint the
naked truth of birth in America today. Join us as we witness a woman’s
most sacred and personal experience.
Birth is co-produced by City Lights Theater Company’s Spotlight
Series and Bay Area Birth Information (BABI), a South Bay nonprofit
pregnancy, birth and family resource center. Through compassionate, accessible,
and non-judgmental education and resources, BABI promotes greater
awareness of evidenced-based care and the broad range of choices available
to birthing women as well as birth professionals. For more information
about BABI, please visit www.bayareabirthinfo.org. Additional
information about Birth and playwright Karen Brody can be found at
http://www.birththeplay.com.