Axial Theatre’s SAFEHOUSE Playwrights Series Presents a Reading of In the Cervix of Others by Award-winning Playwright Alice Eve Cohen
SAFEHOUSE: The Axial Playwrights Series of readings of original plays by metro area playwrights will present In the Cervix of Others by award-winning playwright Alice Eve Cohen on Saturday, September 7 at 4 pm in Pleasantville, NY.
In the Cervix of Others follows a woman named Jessica through a gynecological exam in 2018, during the Supreme Court hearing where Christine Blasey Ford accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, and at an exam that took place over 30 years earlier, in 1991, when the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearing made headlines. Woven into this dark comedy is a mother-daughter tale, a true account of pharmaceutical corruption, and the story of a woman urgently trying to find her voice. With emotional force and pointed wit, the play explores the many ways women are silenced, the misogyny that taints women’s healthcare, and the transcendent power of love between mother and daughter. In the Cervix of Others is a riveting journey, funny, painful, and absurd.
The play will be followed by a talk-back with Cohen, guest moderator Nate Flower, and hosted by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, a three-time Emmy-winning actor and director. McClain is directing the reading.
The cast includes Axial Ensemble members Susan Ward (Ossining), Lev Harvey, Marisa Lowe (Beacon) and Bruce Apar (Yorktown Heights). Special guests are Ruben Caballero, Brenna Hughes, and Rofa Abayon (Peekskill) reading stage directions.
Suggested donation is $20; $10 for students — or all may pay what they wish. The SAFEHOUSE reading will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, NY.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Alice Eve Cohen is a playwright, solo theatre artist, and author. Winner of the Jane Chambers Feminist Playwriting Award, the National Jewish Playwriting Contest, Elle Literary Grand Prix for Nonfiction, and Oprah magazine’s 25 Best Books of Summer, her works have been performed nationwide and on four continents, at theatres including: the Kitchen Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, New Georges, Cherry Lane Theatre, Here, Women’s Project, and many more. Recipient of fellowships and awards from NYSCA, NEA, VCCA, The Orchard Project, Poets & Writers, and an Emmy Award Special Commendation, Cohen teaches playwriting at The New School, where she received the University Distinguished Teaching Award. www.AliceEveCohen.com
ABOUT SAFEHOUSE: THE PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES
The SAFEHOUSE program was created and developed by Axial Artistic Director Cady McClain, playwright and Artistic Director of Shades Repertory Theater Samuel Harps, director Nate Flower, and playwright and Axial Ensemble member Evelyn Mertens.
ABOUT AXIAL THEATRE
Axial Theater is an ensemble-based not-for-profit theater company currently in its 24th season. We are dedicated to supporting the professional development of playwrights and actors through presenting staged workshops, development readings, and full productions. axialtheatre.org
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About Axial Theatre
Axial Theatre’s mission is to create and produce professional relevant, original plays in collaboration and to cultivate theatre artists through year round educational programming. We are committed to involving our audiences in the process of play development and accomplish this by presenting new works in the form of staged readings, workshop performances, and fully mounted professional productions. At the end of every workshop presentation we solicit our audience’s feedback in question and answer sessions. All classes, rehearsals for shows, and invited workshops take place at Axial’s home: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570-3125 For more information please visit www.AxialTheatre.org Email: AxialTheatre@gmail.com Phone: (914) 286-7680
Axial Theater is a twenty one year old not-for-profit institution dedicated to supporting the professional development of the independent voice through audience involvement and a commitment to presenting challenging, intelligent, and culturally relevant theatrical experiences