Living Out
By Lisa Loomer
Directed by Maureen Ryan
CAPA's Vern Riffe Studio One Theatre
October 27 - 29 at 7:30 PM
October 30 at 3:00 PM
November 2 at 11:00 AM
November 3 - 5 at 7:30 PM
November 6 at 3:00 PM
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission.
Living Out tells the story of the complicated relationship between a Salvadoran nanny and the Anglo lawyer she works for. Both women are smart, hard-working mothers. Both want better lives for their children. The play explores what is the shared humanity between them…and what are the differences wrought by race, class and Ana's illegal status. Through Ana, we understand what it means to leave a child in another country to come here, and the potential cost of sacrificing one's own child in order to care for someone else's. Through Nancy, we understand the pressure on women today to "do it all" and the cost of making that choice.