emma's child
OVERVIEW
Jean and Henry Farrell, after years of unsuccessfully attempting to have a baby of their own, decide to adopt. Emma, the birth mother, approves of the couple. Now a new waiting game begins: awaiting the birth of their child. To help Jean through, her best friend Franny comes for a visit, but brings more baggage than a normal traveler as she is separating from her husband, Sam. When the time arrives it is not a happy occasion however, as the baby boy, Robin, is born hydrocephalic and will not live long. Jean falls for this child anyway; the attention she pays to Robin not only threatens to tear her marriage apart but causes trouble at the hospital as well. Jean has no parental rights, even though Emma has disappeared, and the administrators (despite what the nursing staff have to say) are wary. Eventually Robin succumbs to his condition, leaving Jean and Henry not only having to repair their marriage, but right back where they started—interviewing with a new birth mother.
CAST
uil oap 2021
BY kristine thatcher
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DIRECTED BY
abbey fera
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technical director
jami windham
alternates
Jean Alternate.............................................................. Trinity Curl
Henry Alternate ............................................ Veronica Gonzalez
Emma Alternate............................................... McKenzie Ambler
Tess Alternate ............................................................. Paige Heyl
Franny Alternate ....................................................... Elise McVey
Laurence Alternate ................................................. Blayn Larson
Rademacher Alternate .............................................. Paige Heyl
Arbaugh Alternate ................................................... Sara Snyder
Mary Jo Alternate .................................................... Sarah Cutrer
Michelle Alternate ................................................. Emily Blizman
Sam Alternate ................................... Santiago Blanco Mendez
Jean ........................................................................................... Brooke Searcy
Henry .......................................................................................... Evan Janacek
Emma .............................................................................................. Abby Hunt
Tess ............................................................................................... Jordan Hale
Franny .......................................................................................... Sarah Cutrer
Laurence ............................................................................. Cameron Williams
Rademacher ................................................................................. Elyse McVey
Arbaugh ....................................................................................... Julia Prokop
Mary Jo .................................................................................... Gabby Pearson
Sam ............................................................................................... Michael Kell
Michelle ...................................................................................... Graci Schwan
Crew
Stage Manager .................................................................................. Carey Beal
Lightning Designer ........................................................................... Bella Parks
Sound Designer ...................................................................... Exa (Hannah) Nix
Props Mistress ................................................................................... Trinity Curl
Costumes/Makeup ....................................................................... Emily Blizman
Stagehands ......................................... Santiago Blanco Mendez, Rachel Kanak
