Emma’s Child
By Kristine Thatcher

Jean and Henry are a couple whose soon-to-be-adopted baby is born with a life-threatening congenital disorder. Jean bonds to him, while Henry avoids the lad, assuming the fate of the adoption is a foregone conclusion. Jean’s love for the boy and Henry’s fear of him threatens to unravel their marriage as they sort through the heartbreaking question of whether they should keep the child.

Emma’s Child was the first play ever commissioned by the internationally recognized Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It is the winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Women’s Playwriting

Played October 21-November 13, 1999

Emma’s Child Cast and Production Staff

The Cast
Bonnie Bareilles
Catherine Chapman
Ron Halverson
James Read
Gloria Montgomery
Becca Nichols
Gary Sommers
Sidnie Olson

Directed by
Peggy Metzger and Clint Rebik

Scenic Design
Tom Roscoe

Lighting Designer
Edmond Deraedt

Sound Designer
Jon Turney

Costume Designer
Dianna Thiel

Make-up and Hair Designer
Christina Jioras

Dramaturg
Brian Dembkowski

Stage Management
Pat McKnight