Cinda Donovan, Stefanie Cloutier, Johanna Perri, Jane Eyler
Photograph by Tim Ireland
"Hats off to local writers Lisa Rafferty, Stefanie Cloutier, and Sheila Eppolito for hatching this show about the jolts and joys of motherhood." —Boston Tab
"Inspired writing, beautifully delivered." —Wellesley Townsman
"The play brings out the humor and poignancy of the early years of motherhood, exploring labor and delivery, caring for newborns, adjusting to a second child, discipline, pickers eaters, gender differences, and more." —Patriot Ledger
"Get ready for The MOMologues, the comedy about motherhood now playing at the Stuart Street Playhouse's 2nd Stage, in which a cast of four mothers celebrate and laugh through conception, childbirth, and the terrible twos." —MetroWest Daily News
"The show is about the ups and downs of motherhood; what binds mothers together, not what sets them apart ... edgy, funny, and true." —Showcase Magazine
"At the show we caught Saturday, the audience frequently exploded in laughter." —The Boston Globe Calendar
"Reveals the funny, secretive side of having kids!" —Parents & Kids Magazine
"The four performers deliver an amusing litany of the inevitable unwanted advice all pregnant women receive." —The Boston Phoenix
"The round robin of stories and anecdotes ... runs the gamut of emotion and experience that makes up motherhood!" —The Boston Globe
"Truth is definitely funnier than fiction!" —The Boston Globe
"What a wonderful show! I was at the show in Arlington last week, and wanted to know if the original show would be returning and if so when? Thank you for a great night of laughs and tears."
"A happy, fun, sentimental, teary, wonderful night!"
"Loved it! My cheeks were sore the next day. We've paid big bucks to see George Carlin and other comedians and never laughed that hard. I think that the real success of humor is when it's a subject/situation that others can readily identify with. The MOMologues pulled that off. The cast did a great job in their tone, inflection and timing."
"For empty-nest parents, it's a great trip down memory lane!"
"The show was wonderful, written by real women, performed and produced by real women, for all women!"
"Amazing how the comedic can slide to pathos. Beautifully done!"
"Heart wrenching and gut busting entertainment!"
"I loved it! My friend and I were laughing so hard, between relating to the pregnancy topics from the first act and remembering our moms saying some of the same things to us as kids from the second act, we almost had to run out to get to the bathrooms! It said in the program that they are working on a sequel — looking forward to seeing that as well!"
"My girlfriend slept over after the show, and we stayed up for hours talking it over and laughing!"
"The show really stayed with me. I spent the next day alternating between tearing up and laughing!"
"Several friends and I saw the Boston show ... we all loved it and still break into uncontrollable laughter!""