Jesus Stole My Birth Control by Alaina Messineo | Studio Tenn's New Works Series

"Jesus Stole My Birth Control" centers around a young girl and her family as they grapple with their grandmother’s cancer diagnosis. Emerging playwright, poet, and lyricist Alaina Messineo leads us on a fragmented rumination about our complex relationship with birth, rebirth, reincarnation, and life after death. "Jesus Stole My Birth Control" explores how we grieve and cope with inevitable life changes. The playwright notes that this piece is “a death wish, a love note, a f*ck you, and an I love you.” Messineo makes art that is healing for her, with the hopes that it may offer healing or a new perspective for audiences.
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The first on-stage reading of Studio Tenn’s inaugural New Works Series, "Jesus Stole My Birth Control" by Alaina Messineo will be presented as a 90-minute reading followed by a 20-minute talk-back about the piece with the playwright, director, and New Works Director. There will be a cash bar. Reserve your tickets today on our website at www.studiotenn.org/newworksseries!
Synopsis: Jesus, a girl, and an orange. Rebirthing, again, again, and again.
Tickets to the reading are free, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.