Lena, 50, attempting to manage herself and the three people in her life: her mother, Ma, 78; her best friend, Carmen, 47; and an adolescent client, Dyyana, 15. She is forced her to confront the buried demons of her own past and her grief: she is a ‘childless mother’. The play explores the love between mothers and daughters, between best friends. It is about choice, about abortion, about death, about change.
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Cast:
Lena: 50, Italian American - Guidance Counselor
Ma: 78, Italian American - Lena’s mother
Carmen: 43, Puerto Rican - Lena’s best friend
Dyyana: 15, Caucasian - Lena’s client