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Cynthia Nixon to Direct New Staceyann Chin Solo Drama MotherStruck

Rosie O’Donnell produces the work at Culture Project.

Emmy and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon will direct the world premiere of Staceyann Chin's MotherStruck at Culture Project.
Emmy and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon will direct the world premiere of Staceyann Chin's MotherStruck at Culture Project.
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Tony and Emmy winner Cynthia Nixon will direct the world premiere of MotherStruck, a new play written and performed by Staceyann Chin at Culture Project‘s Lynn Redgrave Theater. Opening night is set for October 7, with previews beginning September 24.

MotherStruck follows Chin’s journey to motherhood as a single woman, lesbian, and activist who does not have health insurance or a "serious, stable financial set up," but wants to have a child. Told through Chin’s uniquely personal and poetic lens, this solo show explores how the process changed her life and how she makes peace with what she learns from this profound experience.

Chin is the recipient of the 2007 Power of the Voice Award from the Human Rights Campaign, the 2008 Safe Haven Award from Immigration Equality, the 2008 Honors from the Lesbian AIDS Project, the 2009 New York State Senate Award, and the 2013 American Heritage Award from American Immigration Council. She was a cowriter and one of the original performers in the Tony-winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway.

Culture Project produces the run alongside Emmy winner Rosie O'Donnell.

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