A profound exploration of family, morality, and the weight of impossible choices
A New Beginning deals with a married couple, Eloise and Matthew, their daughter Grace, and Grace's husband Tom, and how abortion impacts their lives.
Ultimately, the play revolves around the decision that Eloise and Matthew's adopted transgender son, Mark, has to make which will question an audience's perception about what is moral as opposed to what "makes sense."
Baby Jane Doe, an unborn embryo, serves as both a character and narrator, guiding the audience through the complex emotional and ethical landscape of this intimate family drama.
This is a play about difficult choices, conflicting values, and the profound ways that personal decisions ripple through families and relationships.
Unborn
An embryo; a character and narrator
30 years old
Pregnant woman; strident, religious
35 years old
Passive man; Grace's husband
65 years old
Empowered woman; defiant; Grace's mother
60 years old
Stubborn man; unreasonable; Eloise's husband and Grace's father
25 years old
Transgender man; Eloise and Matthew's adopted child
45 years old
Devoted and sensitive doctor
* Played by the same actress
** Played by the same actor


