Mama Drama
by Rita Nachtmann, Leslie Ayvazian, Donna Daley, Christine Farrell, Ann Sachs

Name: Mama Drama
Brand: Rita Nachtmann
SKU: 9780573681783
Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)

Highlights

Female

Present Day All Women Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

This new, revised version follows five friends through five profound years of their lives.

Morgan, an Irish Catholic divorced mother of three fights poverty and tries to live up to the memory of her own mother.

Danny, a spirited optimist, faces infertility and health problems.

Anna, a commanding and competent mother of two, is haunted by the child she gave up for adoption.

Leah uses her droll sense of humor to fend off her overbearing mother and her anxieties about childbirth.

Liz, a single woman with a acerbic wit chooses not to have children but ends up caring for her ailing mother.

All five approach their dilemmas with great humor.

This version of Mama Drama premiered at the Cleveland Playhouse in 1990 and played to packed houses.

"Startling, funny, frank and absolutely true.... Original and honest, full of laughter and tears."
— Cleveland Plain Dealer

"[A] thoroughly delightful ... whimsical and celebratory look at contemporary motherhood."
— Variety

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Danny athletic, endlessly optimistic. A lover of animals. Has a great desire to become a mother.	female	—	athletic, endlessly optimistic. A lover of animals. Has a great desire to become a mother.
Megan a tall woman with a classic Irish face. She has three children and is independent and high-spirited.	female	—	a tall woman with a classic Irish face. She has three children and is independent and high-spirited.
Anna has a commanding presence which belies her insecurity as a mother. She gave up her first child for adoption eighteen years ago and has been emotionally volatile ever since.	female	—	has a commanding presence which belies her insecurity as a mother. She gave up her first child for adoption eighteen years ago and has been emotionally volatile ever since.
Liz has never really wanted children. Pours all of her creative energy into her work as a photographer and in caring for her increasingly ailing mother.	female	—	has never really wanted children. Pours all of her creative energy into her work as a photographer and in caring for her increasingly ailing mother.
Leah eight months pregnant with her first child. A writer. She is eager, anxious, curious and ultimately willing.	female	—	eight months pregnant with her first child. A writer. She is eager, anxious, curious and ultimately willing.