Fertile : a conversation about the expectation of procreation / written & performed by Heather Dowling ; directed and developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson
Published
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles : Whitefire Theatre, 2021.
Jenny has a plan. A plan to get pregnant. Time is running out - she just turned 35, after all! So, when the pee tests keep coming back negative, Jenny take action to fix the problem. That's when she runs into real problems and real questions about fertility and motherhood. As Jenny faces the world of "mom options" - egg freezing, in-vitro, adoption, and more - the conversation about the expectation of procreation begins. Taking into account a whirlwind of outside opinions from her mom, her friends, doctors, a beloved neighbor - and even God - Jenny must ultimately look within to discover what motherhood means to her, what it means to be Fertile.