Comedy, Eliana Saxe-Smith, Lois Smith, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 2f, Beth Henley, Family, Aging, Mothers, Children, Daughters, Sex, Birth control Playing on Air Comedy, Eliana Saxe-Smith, Lois Smith, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 2f, Beth Henley, Family, Aging, Mothers, Children, Daughters, Sex, Birth control Playing on Air

Mother's Day Special: REPORT ON MOTHERHOOD by Beth Henley

When a granddaughter interviews her great-grandma on motherhood, she gets more than she bargained for. Way more. In this short play from Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize for Crimes of the Heart), the illustrious Lois Smith (Lady Bird, Marjorie Prime, “True Blood,” The Nice Guys)  plays great-grandmother to her real life granddaughter, Eliana Saxe-Smith. stay tuned after the performance for a conversation moderated by our Producing Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

 
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For a grammar school assignment, a granddaughter interviews her great-grandma on motherhood. She gets more than she bargained for. Way more. The illustrious Lois Smith (Lady Bird, Marjorie Prime, “True Blood,” The Nice Guys)  plays great-grandmother to her real life granddaughter, Eliana Saxe-Smith. Written by the inimitable Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize for Crimes of the Heart), stay tuned after the REPORT ON MOTHERHOOD performance for a conversation moderated by the play’s director, host Claudia Catania.

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