Event

Writers Block: Sarah Schulman, Roe v. Wade

Howl! Arts and Howl! Happening present...
Writers Block
A week of Staged Readings to benefit the Actors Fund.

Sunday September 13 / 7 PM:
Sarah Schulman
Roe v. Wade:
The surprising, untold story of the case that made abortion legal in America and the two young women who brought the case to the Supreme Court.
Two womenthe lawyer and the plaintiffargued the case for abortion rights before the US Supreme Court when they were both only 27 years old. Both women were from Texas: The lawyer was a good Methodist girl who married the only man she'd had sex with. The plaintiff was a bad girl who was a lesbian and a prostitute and a drug addict. The play engages the actual condition of women's lives in 1967 when the case began, shows the supreme courage and ingenuity of women who stood up to fight for abortion rights, and also illuminates the prejudices and errors of a middle-class heterosexual movement for women's reproductive rights. These two women became emblematic Americans: one dedicated her life to fight against restrictions on abortion, the other recanted her ways and became a leader in the religious movement against abortion. To this day they represent a gulf in American life that cannot be healed.

Writers Block reaffirms Howl! Arts and Howl! Happening's commitment to showcasing the vision of contemporary writers, performers, and artists. The Festival also serves to support Howl! HELP's mission to provide emergency financial assistance and social service support to artists who have participated in the annual HOWL! Festival or who made/make their careers in New York's East Village and Lower East Side arts communities. 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Actors Fund.