The MOMologues: The Original Comedy About Motherhood

The MOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose will return to Company Theatre on Tuesday, March 3 to benefit empowerHER, whose mission is to support young girls who have experienced the early loss of their mother. MOM playwright Lisa Rafferty wrote the comedy about breast cancer with two other survivors, Pam Ahl and Jane McGovern. Joining the cast will be NY Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan (The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue), herself a survivor, who will read excerpts from her latest memoir. The staged reading will feature Bianca de la Garza (TV host/creator of Bianca Unanchored), arts & entertainment guru and cancer survivor Joyce Kulhawik, film actress Erica McDermott (The Fighter, American Hustle), and award winning Boston actress Paula Plum. A limited number of VIP tickets will be sold that will include a post-show reception with the cast and authors.

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The Motherload: MOM's take on the holidays in Samuel French's Breaking Character.

Playwright Stefanie Cloutier is featured in the Concord Patch.

UMass Lowell's profile of playwright Sheila Eppolito.

A Boston Globe interview with playwright Lisa Rafferty.

A shout-out to moms out there, because you know moms everywhere... are getting a good laugh at this.

—Ted Wayman, The Morning Show on UPN 38.

A very, very candid look at motherhood!

—Myriam Wright of NECN's Good Morning Live

The hit show showcases the real life status that tells it like it really is… A sassy, irreverant, and loving look at the mother of all jobs ... The MOMologues has really hit a nerve with audiences.

—Sara Edwards, CN8's NiteBeat

Reveals the funny, secretive side of having kids!

—Parents & Kids Magazine

At the show we caught, the audience frequently exploded in laughter.

—The Boston Globe

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The latest MOMologues premiered at a benefit performance at the Company Theatre in Norwell, MA, offering a night of hilarious comedy about all the fun that is being a mom during the middle school and high school years. Do you think sarcasm and bitterness play a part? Just guess. (We say that with love.)

The cast included Melissa McMeekin (30 Rock, The Fighter), Erica McDermott (The Fighter and Irish Whisper), Company favorite Paula Markowicz and the multitalented Ilyse Robbins. Proceeds benefitted Operation Military Kids, which supports over 13,000 children in Massachusetts.

Melissa McMeekin, Erica McDermott, Paula Markowicz and Ilyse Robbins
Photo by Lisa Rafferty

MOMologues 3: The Final Push is now available through Samuel French, the most prestigious company of its kind. The comedy joins The MOMologues and MOMologues 2: Off to School to deliver laughs to moms as they navigate the sometimes hilarious - at times alarming - world of parenting.

Theater companies from across the United States and around the world have already produced the original MOM1 and MOM2 resulting in performances in fourteen states, along with four countries. Many productions were benefits for mothers and children, continuing the longstanding MOMologues tradition of serving up laughs with a side of financial support for deserving local nonprofits.

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In 2010, a one night only performance combining the best material from both the original MOMologues and MOMologues 2: Off to School was performed to benefit the Metro Stage Company in Cambridge, MA. This staged reading offered a frank and funny look at motherhood, featuring WCVB/Channel 5 News Anchor Bianca de la Garza, film actresses and 'sistahs' from The Fighter, Erica McDermott and Melissa McMeekin, Ellie Fund Executive Director Julie Nations and actor-director-choreographer Ilyse Robbins and original MOMologues cast member Cinda Donovan.