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OH GOD, A SHOW ABOUT ABORTION
Written by and starring Alison Leiby
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
Presented by Ilana Glazer
Hailed as the "Best Political Comedy of 2021" by the New York Times and directed by Lila Neugebauer (The Wolves, The Waverly Gallery), Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion recently played a critically acclaimed limited engagement at the Cherry Lane Theatre.
Alison Leiby's summer started with a bang and ended with a visit to Planned Parenthood. In between, she had two root canals, one very scary trip to the "Fertility" section of a Missouri CVS, and a dozen or so meltdowns about what to wear to an abortion, naturally. In her new show, described as "humane and deeply funny" by The New York Times, Alison walks through the stupid minutiae, the backwards practices, and the surprising perspective that comes with exercising your reproductive rights.
"Alison Leiby is one of the sharpest voices in the comedy scene right now," said presenter Ilana Glazer. "Oh God, A Show About Abortion is her best work yet – a perfect container for her captivating performance style and cutting voice. This show is so precise about Alison’s specific experience as a 35-year old woman who chose to get an abortion that it's actually widely relatable to anyone who's ever had to make a complex decision."
"Alison’s account of an experience many people would prefer not to talk about is riotously frank and funny," said director Lila Neugebauer. "If the personal is intractably political, in Alison’s hands, that intractability is excavated with bracing immediacy and hilarity."