{"id":924,"date":"2017-05-03T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.gcschool.org\/gracegazette\/?p=924"},"modified":"2017-05-03T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T17:06:13","slug":"roe-political-play-emotional-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/roe-political-play-emotional-point\/","title":{"rendered":"“Roe:” A Political Play with an Emotional Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

While visiting Berkeley California, I saw the show \u201cRoe\u201d at the <\/span>Berkeley Repertory Theater<\/span><\/a>, in Berkeley, California. The show was written to explain the history and conflicting stories of the infamous case, \u00a0<\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i>. \u201cRoe\u201d remained incredibly balanced through and through, telling the stories of the many different people involved. These stories tackled issues surrounding <\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i> like an unreliable plaintiff, the question of religion’s place in a legal case, and governments place in personal life choices. <\/span><\/p>\n

The play switches between the accounts of both Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe) and Sarah Weddington, based on the books each of them authored. For the most part, the stories are told separately in two separate acts, but on a few occasions the characters step in to add their commentary on different parts of the story or to ask questions to other characters. Characters also step in to say things such as, \u201cMy obituary ten years from now will tell you I died of liver disease and was married for seven years,\u201d giving you just a small look into smaller characters personal lives. \u201cRoe\u201d manages to keep a balance between everyones story and point of view. While not taking any particular pro-choice or pro-life stance, the crowds\u2019 feedback overwhelms the play and gives it its political standpoint with sighs, claps, laughs and cries.<\/p>\n

Through the entire play we learn the stories, the people, the conflict, but it feels distant and in the past. At the end of the show, the playwright brought \u201cRoe\u201d into 2017. McCorvey and Weddington are on the stage leading a question and answer, with actors who were placed within the crowd. One of the actors stands up and begins to recount her story of trying to get an abortion.She was forced to decide between a future she had envisioned for herself for so long and having a child at a young age. When she was searching for a clinic, it was nearly impossible to find one.Clinics had faced issues with state laws, government regulations, funding, and threats. She had to stay with four different family members across four states, before she could find a place that was staying open. She then began to see it all as a sign and started questioning her decision. She pleads with the two, looking for the right choice and for guidance. Her performance sent chills up my spine and made me well up with tears.
\nThe entire show deals with such heavy, current topics without taking sides. It made the audience laugh, and cry, and sit on the edge of their seats. If it makes its way to New York, I would definitely recommend that you go see it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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