And Baby Makes Seven
February 24-25, March 2-3, 8-10 at 8:00pm and March 4 at 3:00pm Written by Paula Vogel – Directed by Linda Haston Starring Tony Bingham, Tressa Glover, and Robyne Parrish Move way over, Brady Bunch. Anna’s baby is a week late. Ruth, her longtime partner, is jealous that Anna’s gay friend Peter fathered the child in a very conventional way. And, oh yes, the three imaginary children Anna and Ruth have created (and embody), not to mention impending fatherhood, are totally freaking Peter out. What’s a non-traditional family to do? Simple: kill off the imaginary kids to make room for the real one. As it turns out, that’s easier said than done. Paula Vogel’s outrageous comedy, And Baby Makes Seven, celebrates a family in which members freely materialize and dematerialize, offering love, comfort, and the occasional kick in the ass if needed. Devising ways to do away with the fictional children becomes problematic. The very sane Anna and Ruth have invented the illusory