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Hope Reborn in “Is There Life After Birth?”

November 21, 2017
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A group of performers stands across a stage in a theater, dressed mostly in black with red accents. Several hold microphones while others stand near mic stands, appearing to sing or prepare to perform. String lights line the front edge of the stage, and the background is a dark auditorium setting with overhead stage lighting.

Image: “Is There Life After Birth?” performance.

In partnership with UCI Illuminations, “Is There Life After Birth?”, directed by MFA Directing Candidate Melissa Livingston, had a moving opening night on Friday, Nov. 17, here on campus in Studio 4 at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. This 35-minute production includes rich emotional performances from seven student actors (Lindsey Chanel, Sarah Medina, Monica Minix, Brook Morris, Molly O’Donnell, Kerry Vang, Ashlyn Weatherford), real stories transcribed from interviews of girls from teen pregnancy home Mary’s Shelter, and eye-opening statistics on teen childbearing and child welfare.