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Queens hosts ‘Birth,’ a theatrical production honoring mothers’ birth experiences
Production in collaboration with BOLD Charlotte will benefit Carolina Community Maternity Center

Charlotte, N.C. (Nov. 4 , 2009) – The Drama Program at Queens University of Charlotte is pleased to host BOLD Charlotte in a production of Karen Brody’s “Birth,” honoring mothers’ birth experiences.

The play is performed as part of a global arts-based movement inspiring communities to create childbirth choices. Based on over 100 interviews Brody conducted with mothers across America, “Birth” tells the true stories of pregnant women, painting a portrait of how low-risk, educated women are giving birth in America today.  For more information on this script and production visit http://boldcharlotte.webs.com/ or write to boldclt2009@gmail.com.

The production is a fundraiser for the Carolina Community Maternity Center which offers maternity care by midwives and natural childbirth experiences including water births. (Details: http://carolinabirth.org/)

Want to go?
Thursday, Nov. 12 - Sunday, Nov. 15
“Birth” by Karen Brody
Play & Talk-Back presented by BOLD Charlotte
A fundraiser for Carolina Community Maternity Center
Nov. 12-14 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.; Hadley Theatre at Queens University of Charlotte
Admission at door:  $5 for students (with ID); $10 for pregnant women; and $25 for the public

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university with a commitment to both liberal arts and professional studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the Presbyterian School of Nursing, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the School of Communication and Hayworth College for Adult Studies.

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