PLACING
REPRODUCTIVE
STORIES IN
PUBLIC MEMORY

We believe in the transformative power of a birth story. We are part of a movement for reproductive justice.

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Season 2026 is in the oven!

We will be presenting a series of three workshop productions this year, beginning with the premiere of Robert McGrady’s Birth of Athena in June; continuing with an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in July, directed by Zillah Glory Langsjøen; and concluding with the premiere of Tiny Reserved American Doll (or TRAD), directed by Madeline Wall, this upcoming autumn.

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Cherry and Spoon
Measure for Measure
Cherry and Spoon
Measure for Measure

“...puts the focus on this forgotten woman who is quietly (or not so quietly) giving birth while the other actions of the play swirl around her…makes one wonder what other birth stories are hiding in the background, waiting to be told.”

Measure for Measure
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Measure for Measure
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Measure for Measure

“I felt that performance in my PELVIS, it lives there now.” 

Measure for Measure
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Mary's Wondrous Body
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Mary's Wondrous Body

“I felt seen and heard regarding birth and loss, something you rarely find in the theatre.”

Mary's Wondrous Body
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I With New Things Born
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I With New Things Born

“This was the first piece of live theatre I have seen in quite some time and it made me feel euphoric and deeply touched.”

I With New Things Born

The Birth Play Project is a Minneapolis-based company of theatre artists.

The BPP began as a site of artistic research in 2020. Since then, we have grown into a thriving community of artists guided by the principles of reproductive justice.