My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

DESTIGMATIZED: Our Bodies, Our Rights, Our Choices To Stage Planned Parenthood Benefit Performance At Playhouse 22

Colleen Renee Lis decided to come forward to tell her abortion story on stage in front of a live audience and encouraged other women to tell their own stories.

By:

DESTIGMATIZED: Our Bodies, Our Rights, Our Choices To Stage Planned Parenthood Benefit Performance At Playhouse 22 Image

With the devastating news regarding the leaked SCOTUS draft decision, which accurately indicated the imminent overturning of Roe v. Wade, Colleen Renee Lis decided to come forward to tell her abortion story on stage in front of a live audience and encouraged other women to tell their own stories regarding women's reproductive rights.

The result was Destigmatized: Our Bodies, Our Rights, Our Stories, an original play comprised of true stories written by Colleen Renee Lis, with contributing writers Nicole Boscarino & Mary Kate Portera. These are true stories and researched pieces covering: Abortion, Pregnancy Scares, Sexual Assault, Contraceptives/Birth Control, Sexual Education, Cost of Healthcare in the United States, and Adoption.

A reading of Destigmatized will take place on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 7:30pm, at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick, NJ as part of Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey's event series Roe @ 50 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the passing of Roe v Wade.

Friday, January 13, 2023 - 7:30PM

Playhouse 22

721 Cranbury Road

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Tickets: $20 Cash at the Door or Online Donations via GoFundMe.

Artists include Nicole Boscarino, Amanda Feliciano, Elisabeth Julia, Fallon King Goskowski, Colleen Renee Lis, Paige Marian, Mary Kate Portera, Elizabeth Quinones, and Leslie Williams Ellis.

100% proceeds will go to benefit Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood, fighting to advance and expand access to sexual health care and defend reproductive rights. PPAF is a 501(c)(4) organization, and donations are not tax-deductible as a charitable contribution or business expense.

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Lead Performer in a Musical - Top 3
1. LJ Benet - The Lost Boys, A New Musical
20.9% of votes
2. Joshua Henry - Ragtime
15.7% of votes
3. Sam Tutty - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
9.7% of votes

Don't Miss a New Jersey News Story
Sign up for all the news on the Spring season, discounts & more...


Videos


Not the Right Mom Written & Performed by Megan Dolan in New Jersey Not the Right Mom Written & Performed by Megan Dolan
Avenel Performing Arts Center (5/30-5/30) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Raymie Nightingale, A World Premiere Musical in New Jersey Raymie Nightingale, A World Premiere Musical
StageWorks Theatre (5/07-5/17)
Hey! I Heard You're Black in New Jersey Hey! I Heard You're Black
Unidentified Stages (6/05-6/06)
Grease the Musical in New Jersey Grease the Musical
Music Box at the Borgata (7/12-8/09)
A Change of Position in New Jersey A Change of Position
New Jersey Repertory Company (7/30-8/23)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert in New Jersey Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert
Count Basie Center for the Arts (2/26-2/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique in New Jersey Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (6/07-6/07)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert in New Jersey Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/30-5/30)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights in New Jersey Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights
State Theatre New Jersey (7/30-7/30)
Remember Jones: Songs & Stories in New Jersey Remember Jones: Songs & Stories
State Theatre New Jersey (6/12-6/12)