TWISTED MOTHERHOOD by Brighid O’Shaughnessy & Katy Finn
Participating artists: ensemble members Rebecca Spence and Tanya Ward with Brit Cooper Robinson and Penelope Walker
How do you parent alongside someone whose presence reminds you of what you’ve lost?
Told through shifting timelines, fractured conversations, and moments of unexpected tenderness, Twisted Motherhood explores what happens when two mothers, adoptive mother and birth mother — uncertain, flawed, and deeply human — navigate loving their child in a way that asks both women to twist into a version of "mother" they never anticipated. A new, devised work that meditates on care, race, and what it means to build a family out of both choice and chance.
About Fresh Produce:
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 return of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s annual Fresh Produce: New Plays with Women+ at the Core. Originally launched in 2004, Rivendell has long cultivated the notion that thoughtfully planting new artistic seeds wields the richest harvest. Our Fresh Produce series is known for risky, innovative, and compelling new work. During each series, our staff curates an exciting slate of new projects to be nurtured through an intensive, developmental workshop process.
Each project culminates in a public sharing with the opportunity for a moderated dialogue between artists and audience. We hope you will join us as we sow the seeds of original new work once again!
* Our festival mission utilizes the term “women+” to better capture an expansive definition of gender across the spectrum. To read our full gender identity statement, please visit our homepage.
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