Emma's Child

Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize honoring women writers worldwide, Kristine Thatcher's Emma's Child explores the idea of commitment in a marriage as a parent. Told gently, lovingly and with unexpected humor, this is the story of a childless couple struggling to decide whether to continue the adoption process when the baby they had hoped for is born severely disabled. A Victory Gardens Theater co-production.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

David Darlow as Henry

Gary Houston as Sam

Jackie Katzman as Emma/Michelle

Tom Mula as Laurence

Julie Pearl as Mary Jo

Mary Poole as Tess/Dr. Arbaugh

Rochelle Richelieu as Vivian

Meg Thalken as Franny

Kristine Thatcher as Jean

Sound Designer by Dawn Bach.

Directed by Sandy Shinner. Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago in February of 1997.