PEOPLE WHO WANT BABIES NEED ABORTIONS TOO

WRITTEN AND Performed by Lena Gilbert & directed by Joanna Parson, THE APPOINTMENT is aN EMOTIONALLY gripping 50-minute solo performance of RAW storytelling ABOUT PREGNANCY LOSS & HOW THE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS FAILING WOMEN.

inside the appointment

We meet Lena just after she has learned that the baby she has been eagerly anticipating for 17 weeks no longer has a heartbeat. Lena details the process she goes through as she tries to find health care. Because she has been with a midwife, she cannot find an ob/gyn to give her the life saving procedure she needs. Eventually, the only place she can receive care is at an abortion clinic. In telling her story, Lena paints the picture of a maternal health care system rife with judgment of the very women they serve, and leaves the audience asking what they can do to create change.

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  • "A tour de force with immediacy, pain, laughs, hope and ultimately a call to action to improve how human we are to each other."

    — Mel B.

  • "The injustice that women experience in the medical field where they have to go through these traumas alone, scared, isolated and shamed."

    — Christina S.

  • "How women, the only ones this affects, find themselves solely in charge of their care. The system fails us as it fails society."

    — Amy J.

  • "A raw storytelling of pregnancy loss and a glimpse at a woman’s experience dealing with the medical/insurance industry and how it affects us all."

    — Amy K.

ATTEND THE APPOINTMENT

Thu, August 15

STL FRINGE FESTIVAL
@ HIGH LOW

St. Louis, MO
7:30pm

Fri, August 16

STL FRINGE FESTIVAL
@ HIGH LOW

St. Louis, MO
5:30pm

UPCOMING SHOWS

Sat, August 17

STL FRINGE FESTIVAL
@ HIGH LOW

St. Louis, MO
12 noon

Sun, August 18

STL FRINGE FESTIVAL
@ HIGH LOW

St. Louis, MO
6pm

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The US maternal health care system is rife with judgment of the very women they serve. What if you’re deemed unacceptable? What if you’re a pregnant woman who can’t even get a doctor’s appointment?

We want to share this story as widely as possible, including in non-traditional theater spaces and virtual events.

If you have ideas about how The Appointment can make further impact, please email hello@theappointment.us

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"In America, we make policies based on judging women and deciding merit of care.

It's the wrong basis to use."

-Lena Gilbert, The Appointment

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