Production Details

Lisa Loomer’s Expecting Isabel follows a Manhattan couple through fertility treatments, IVF, support groups, and adoption as their pursuit of parenthood strains their finances and marriage. Directed by Brett Young, who co-designed the set with Jason McMurray. Contemporary reporting describes oversized children’s building blocks rearranged to suggest the play’s numerous settings.

CST Connections

Brett Young previously stage-managed Bug. Holly McNatt’s earlier roles included Nell Gwynn in Compleat Female Stage Beauty. Rebecca Damron worked backstage on this production before appearing in Almost, Maine during Season 25.

Press Coverage

“Carpenter Square Delivers a Couple Desperate to Get Pregnant ” — Oklahoma Gazette

Additional coverage appeared in The Oklahoman on April 20 and May 9, 2008.

Cast and Opening-night Party Sponsor

The Center for Reproductive Help, with the historical tagline “Where Infertility is Inconceivable.”

Additional Opening-night Sponsor

Trattoria Il Centro.

Special Thanks

Dr. Gilbert Haas; Linda Manaugh; Kathy McCormick; Jon Womastek; Doobie Potter; Terry Veal; Tom Harrington; MetroTech; Classen SAS Drama Department.

Licensing

Currently licensed through Concord Theatricals as a Dramatists Play Service title.

THEATRE UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Kris Schniske