Lord of the Underworld’s

Home for Unwed Mothers (2017)

Written by Louisa Hill (resident playwright)
Directed by Tony Abatemarco


1965 Pregnant. Seventeen. What does choice mean when you've got no other options?

Winner of the Mark Twain Award for Playwriting from the Kennedy Center, this highly theatrical and poetically raw play unearths the roots of reproductive justice.
Knocked up as a teenager, Dee finally meets the baby she gave up for adoption. Only thing is, the baby is now 25, really into death metal, and wants nothing to do with her.

CAST:
Corryn Cummins
Michaela Slezak
Adrian Gonzalez
Amy Harmon
Marilyn Winkle

SCHEDULE

MARCH 31 - MAY 28, 2017 

Skylight Theatre: 1816 1/2 N. Vermont, Los Angeles 90027

REVIEWS

TOP TEN! - Stage Raw

SURPRISING HUMOR ... Thoughtful... Corryn Cummins is particularly noteworthy as a sweet, sensual, young woman. Live original music beautifully underscores... cannily calibrated staging - LA Times

TOP TEN - Gut wrenching performances... has a raw elemental power that delivers an emotional wallop RECOMMENDED - StageRaw

There is BRILLIANCE in the simplicity of this production…there’s the COMEDY. A LOT OF IT! Delightful in all - Gia On The Move

That RARE yet familiar surge of artistic promise returns again! Cummins is heart-wrenching... Gonzalez is exceptional... OBVIOUSLY GIFTED new playwright, we can all expect a great future for Hill
- ArtsInLA

DON'T MISS the chance to experience [this play]...WITTY and well-written... The title of the play is more than just an eye-catcher.
- Discover Hollywood

AFFECTING story… disarmingly sweet... WINNING PERFORMANCES from all the actors - LA Weekly

RIVETING, fast-paced, well-acted tale...SMART AND WITTY dialogue
- BroadwayWorld

FRESH find... You DO NOT MISS THIS GEM of LA independent theatre - LA Theatre Nerd

DEEPLY MOVING performances - Theatre Spoken Here

GRIPPING and tender work. Proof that the future of theater is bright – Tin Pan LA

COMPELLING… the very embodiment of the myth from which the story derives. - Night-Tinted Glasses

Director Tony Abatemarco does an excellent job keeping the action going and making this a THOUGHT PROVOKING night at the theatre - THE LA BEAT

STUNNINGLY executed... memorable. Hill has written a major piece of social history that brings into deep relief a part of our past many would like to forget – People’s World

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Christopher Hoffman
STAGE MANAGER: Colin Grossman
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR: Abby Izquierdo
PUBLICIST: Judith Borne


BEYOND CONVERSATION

Enhance your theatre going experience with our post show conversation series

Sunday, May 21
Guest Panelist, Carrie Lew from Planned Parenthood
Discussion topic: Meeting the needs of the Community

Sunday, May 7
Guest Panelists from Concerned United Birthparents & McKinley Children's Center Discussion topic: Adoptions and Foster Care then and now

Sundays, April 23, 30
Guest Panelists from McKinley Children's Center
Discussion topic: The Community of Foster Care and Adoptions

Sunday, April 9
Guest Panel: Laurie Dash, Colette Freedman, Louisa Hill, Wendy Kout, Tanya Saracho
Discussion topic: Women's Voices in Theatre


DESIGNERS

PRODUCTION STAFF

SET DESIGN: Cindy Lin
LIGHT DESIGN: Jeff McLaughlin
COSTUME DESIGN: Sarah Figoten
SOUND DESIGN: Christopher Moscatiello

2017