The Chicago Premiere of When We Were Young and Unafraid

by Sarah Treem directed by Sara Pavlak McGuire

In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. But to Agnes’s dismay, her latest runaway, Mary Anne, is beginning to influence Agnes’s college-bound daughter Penny. As the drums of a feminist revolution grow louder outside of Agnes’s tiny world, Agnes is forced to confront her own presumptions about the women she’s spent her life trying to help.

Content warning: This play features discussion of rape, abortion, and domestic violence. Should you have specific questions about the content of the play, please reach out to us at info@astonrep.com

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