Full-length Play · Dramedy · 2 acts · 90 - 120 mins
Type of show
Full-length Play
Performance type
Live, Digital
Genre
Dramedy
Acts
2 acts
Duration
90 - 120 mins
Cast
5–7f
Performing groups
Professional Theatre
Community Theatre
College/University
Overview
**One car. Three women. A state line hours away. On the other side of that state line is an abortion clinic.**
Written by 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize winner Rachel Lynett, this powerful play moves through a tumultuous emotional landscape in its exploration of womanhood. Each bump in the road unveils new dimensions of complexity, vulnerability, heartbreak, and nuance in this riveting story.
*Featured in the 16th Annual Page To Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center*
"Abortion Road Trip is a blast. It’s serious but also very funny, with relatable characters and (mostly) believable complications...it doesn’t shy away from abortion’s nuances and messy complications.”
\- [*The Washington Post*](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/07/09/fringe-festival-on-rabbi-freundel-an-abstract-macbeth-and-abortion/?utm_term=.697a6979a039)
“The production brings a nuanced and balanced story forward: gentle-at-times, and hard-hitting in the right places."
\- [*DC Theatre Scene*](https://dctheatrescene.com/2017/07/08/abortion-road-trip-capital-fringe-review/)
“Thanks to sweating the smaller stuff, the story's emotional impact lingers long after the final bows.”
\- [*DC-ist Review*](http://dcist.com/2017/07/capital_fringe_2017_abortion_road_t.php)
Plot
Minnie and Lexa join Driver on a road trip from San Antonio to New Mexico to get an abortion. While on their journey, each of three women discuss all of the baggage we carry with us and how the circumstances leading to three very different abortions shaped them into who they are.
Photos
Theatre Prometheus // Capital FringePhoto by Nerissa HartGraphic by Yannick GodtsTheatre Prometheus // Capital FringePhoto by Nerissa Hart
Videos
Casting
5–7f
Female principals
5-7
LEXA
Principal
25, not white.
MINNIE
Principal
28, not white.
DRIVER
Principal
Early 30s, white.
QUINN
Supporting
Late 20s, Minnie's girlfriend, any race. Can be doubled with TAYLOR.
MOM
Supporting
Lexa and Minnie's mom, early thirties, a different race from LEXA and MINNIE.
TAYLOR
Supporting
DRIVER's partner, early thirties, any race. Can be doubled with QUINN.
Materials
Available for an additional fee:
60-Minute Talkback with the Creators
$300
A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded.
Video Recording License
$300
License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance.
Prices are for informational purposes only and are non-binding until your contract is signed.
“Abortion Road Trip” by Rachel Lynett is available for licensing exclusively through Uproar Theatrics for professional, community, and college/university productions.
