Jane: Abortion and the Underground
Mon, Jan 20
|Bramble Arts Loft
Fat Theatre Project and Violet Surprise Theatre Company presents a staged reading, written by Paula Kamen and directed by Iris Sowlat.
Time & Location
Jan 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
About the event
Fat Theatre Project and Violet Surprise Theatre Company are proud to partner for this staged reading of JANE: Abortion and the Underground, written by Paula Kamen and directed by Iris Sowlat.
This documentary-style play is based on interviews with women and their allies who used and ran this legendary underground abortion service, serving more than 10,000 Chicago women from 1969 to 1972. Today, in a post-Roe America, their story inspires, showing the power of feminist organizing and resistance. It also gives insight into how illegal abortion can still be harrowing for pregnant people, even under the most ideal of circumstances, and the importance of keeping it legal not only in Illinois, but in the United States.
Itinerary
Doors to the space open at 3:00PM, where we are excited to host our Femme Market of local, women-owned businesses! All who donate are welcome to explore an array of clever, creative, beautiful…