Roe

The Fountain Theatre jumps into action with a “hyper-staged” reading of Roe, a powerful, poignant and often humorous play by Lisa Loomer that cuts through the headlines to reveal the real-life women—Norma McCorvey, known as “Jane Roe” and Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who argued the case—behind Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that gave women the right to safe, legal abortion. Part outdoor rally, part call to action, part guerrilla theater, Roe is a fast-moving, fair-minded look at these two complicated human beings, the challenging years following the court’s fateful decision, and the polarization around the issue in America today. Performances take place on the Fountain Theatre’s outdoor stage.