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October 15, 2002
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'Water Children' sparks debate
By Matt Mueller
Reporter
Photo by Michael Goodman
MCC actors prepare for the most current production this year. (Left to
right) Kevin Herrmann, Sarah Hayes, and Nathan Blaine
Danny Glover put it best when he said "All good art is (controversial/confrontational)."
And M.C.C.'s latest production is no exception.
"The Water Children," a play written by Wendy MacLeod and directed
by Gary Stephens, addresses many controversial topics from a modern woman's
point of view.
"The Water Children" is the story of an out of work actress,
Megan, and her struggles to find peace with her unwanted pregnancy, and
herself.
Her journey presents her with many conflicts, both internal and external.
Controversial topics are presented in a balanced manner that is meant
to provoke thought.
Abortion is the most prominent theme through the story. Other underlying
themes are presented through the other characters actions, standard male/female
gender roles are addressed along with parent hood out of wedlock, murder,
and bigotry.
Megan's boyfriend is the director of an anti-abortion group which complicates
the situation when she learns of her own pregnancy.
Megan travels to Japan and learns of the shrines to the Mizuko or "water
children," which are shrines to the souls of aborted and stillborn
children, and is able to resolve her conflict.
"The Water Children" is a drama, but has its own comic elements
while retaining its sensitivity, needed with these types of issues.
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