2009 Reading of The Way to Summer
The Way to Summer was performed as a staged reading at the following location.
Click here for a press release on The Way To Summer.
2008 Performances of In the Shadow of My Son (New Jersey Locations)
- 13 May 2008, 6:00pm: Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark NJ
- 15 May 2008, 6:00pm: Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack NJ
- 19 May 2008, 5:30pm: JFK Medical Center, Edison NJ
- 20 May 2008, 6:00pm: Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown NJ
- 21 May 2008, 6:00pm: Real Birth, 715 9th Avenue between 48th and 49th Street, New York NY
- 20 Oct 2008, 6:30pm: Unitarian Universalist Church
1475 West Front Street
Lincroft, NJ. For more info, click here.
- 21 Oct 2008, 6:00pm: Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center at Saint Peter's University Hospital at 254 Easton Ave in New Brunswick, NJ
- 27 Oct 2008, 6:00pm: Ocean County Library - Mancini Hall, 101 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ. For more info, click here.
Recent Performance New York International Fringe Festival, FringeNYC
Recent Performance at St. Barnabas Medical Center
We were thrilled to be able to perform at St. Barnabas Medical Center. The performance was introduced by former First Lady of New Jersey, Mary Jo Codey. Our host at St. Barnabas, Susan Yaskowitz, wrote us the next day and said, "The feedback on the evening's performance has been tremendous!! The staff has been coming up to me in the hallways, the e mails have been so positive, and the phone calls have not stopped!"
Nadine Bernard, Susan Yaskowitz, and Mary Jo Codey, March 21, 2007
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'The Prologue' at St. Barnabas Medical Center, March 21, 2007
Other Recent Performances
In the Shadow of My Son Performance History
The first presentations of the show, in early 2005, were workshop productions.
Director: Nancy Kelly
Producers: John Dillon, Kevin Confoy
March 5, 2005: Women's Lives, Women's Stories Conference (Bronxville NY)
March 9, 2005: Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville NY)
Selected comments about this production
- You are honest. You tell it like it is.
- A good piece of theater raises
questions; that's what Nadine did.
- It's not only beautiful.. it's powerful.
- Eric Bentley, writing of Shaw's THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM, praised it
as 'a work that can change men's minds.' While noting Bentley's outdated
use of 'men,' I believe the phrase applies to IN THE SHADOW OF MY SON.
It's a necessary work which I commend to your attention.
- - Amlin Gray, Obie award winning playwright
The second presentation of the show, in late 2005, was a staged reading. The show was significantly different than the workshop production presented earlier that year.
November 13, 2005: Twelve Miles West Theatre (Bloomfield NJ)
Selected comments about this production
- We cannot say enough about your wonderful play... We were all filled with emotion
watching those characters tell their stories. The production is
well-constructed, cast, and the time just flew. We were enthralled... I am honored
to support this exceptional work.
- - Susan Dowd Stone, LCSW, psychotherapist; President of Postpartum Support International
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It's very rare for me, at
this point in my life, that something holds my attention so deeply that I
lose track of time. I truly felt lost in the drama...
I really do think you could be like the Angels in America for PPD.
- - Dr. Alexis E. Menken; Psychologist and New Jersey Coordinator for Postpartum Support International
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Your play really was quite moving [and] educational, as well as reminding me of the emotions and feelings I went
through for especially the first year of being a mother... It would benefit so many women and men to see it.
- - Stephanie Lavner; Actor and Mother
The third presentations of the show, in the spring of 2006, were full staged productions, which included a full set and costumes.
May 11, 2006: Endicott Performing Arts Center (Endicott NY)
- Host: Mother's and Babies Perinatal Network of South Central New York
Comment about this performance...
- ... a great opportunity to view an amazing cast of actors as they portray facts and feelings about the postpartum experience... "In the Shadow of my Son" narrowly left a dry eye in the house.
- - Maternal/Child Health News, Spring 2006...
Click here for full review
May 18, 2006: Huntington Townhouse (Huntington Station NY)
- Host: Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Comments about this performance...
- Brilliantly done! Powerful performance, talented actors. Extremely educational!
- Amazing acting! The script was descriptive, provocative and poignant. Kudos to the writer and all the actresses!
- This was extremely heartfelt and informative. I believe that this forum will help many families and save many lives.
June 10, 2006: Postpartum Support International Conference (Jersey City NJ)
- Host:
Postpartum
Support International
This performance received a sustained standing ovation!
The fourth presentation of the show as a staged reading, which included a full set and costumes.
December 12, 2006: Marriott at Glenpointe (Teaneck NJ)
- Host: Northern New Jersey MATERNAL CHILD Health Consortium
Comments about this performance...
- You were wonderful!
- We've been dealing with the clinical side of this issue, but this show gives us the emotions behind it all.
- What can we do to help you get this out there?
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Marquee from the Endicott Performing Arts Center, May 11, 2006
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