The Company Theatre's Special Events Series Presents The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose

The hit show The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose returns to The Company Theatre with a one-night-only star-studded benefit performance on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 pm at The Company Theatre Center for the Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. The evening benefits empowerHER, a local non-profit organization that exists for young girls who have experienced the early loss of their mother. The cast features high profile Boston-area female celebrities, all who have been touched by breast cancer. Created by Scituate writer-survivors Lisa Rafferty, Jane McGovern and Pam Ahl, the group hopes the show will help with the healing of their fellow survivors, friends and loved ones.

The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose hour-long, staged reading includes performances by South Shore actress Erica McDermott (The Fighter, American Hustle) and Bianca de la Garza, TV Host/Creator of Bianca Unanchored, airing on WCVB, WMUR, and WMTW. “It’s an honor to be asked back for this special performance. Seeing my mom and grandmother fight cancer makes this work really hit home. I admire Lisa, Jane and Pam for their incredible strength to make a difference in the battle women face with this terrible disease.” said de la Garza. The staged reading also features arts and entertainment guru and cancer survivor, Joyce Kulhawik, as well as award winning Boston actress, Paula Plum.

Joining the cast for a special, one-time only performance is New York Times best-selling author Kelly Corrigan (The Middle Place, Lift, Glitter and Glue). Corrigan highlights experiences in many of her books dealing with the loss of a mother figure during childhood, themes that align with the mission and vision of empowerHER.
The sass, candor and heart of the production strike a chord in actors and audiences alike. “The trick is to take a situation that is singularly unfunny,” Rafferty told The Boston Globe, “and look at it from different angles to find the funny.”

Boston area audiences are familiar with the work of writer-director Lisa Rafferty through her comedies about motherhood: The MOMologues and MOM2: Off to School and MOM3: The Final Push, written with Sheila Eppolito and Stefanie Cloutier. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2007, Rafferty’s friends and family frequently asked if she would write a comedy about the experience. She was happy to oblige once she found willing collaborators who had gone through treatment and knew that looking for laughs in unlikely places helped enormously. When Rafferty’s friend Pam Ahl reached out to her in June 2008 to share her stories, the comedic collaboration was born. One year later, Jane McGovern, longtime friend to both women, was diagnosed with breast cancer and the team was complete.

Tickets for The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose are $35 for general seating and $75 for VIP seating, which includes a copy of Kelly Corrigan’s latest bestseller and a post-show reception with the cast and writers. Proceeds from the performance benefit empowerHER. For tickets and more information on The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose, visit www.companytheatre.com or www.MOMologues.com. To learn more about empowerHER and their mission to empower young girls who have experienced the early loss of their mother, visit www.empoweringher.org.