BOLD Locations

Houston, Texas

Well, we did it - I can hardly believe it is over - it was a great success.

At the dress rehearsal - the night before opening night - the fire marshall appeared at our old but charming theater and wanted to close us down. That tuned into an escalation of a supervisor being called - then the police so it was midnight before everyone went home with understanding and shaking hands. We thought it was over - the owner received a citation - then opening night the fire marshall came back to say they would be returning to close us down the next night but they didn't show up again!

Everything came together - we didn't have the attendance we thought we would - didn't sell as many tickets as we had hoped - but the cast was AWESOME - FABULOUS - I wish the whole world could have seen this incredible cast perform this play

Our talkbacks were each very different but each one very productive - one OB is still talking about how good it was every time I see him - he was truly impressed, mostly with the play and the actors. He did say in the talkback that we were just a very very small group and he didn't think we could change the world (not his exact words but my interpretation of what he said) - I quoted Margaret Mead to him and then lectured him on how many ways we have changed the way we birth in the US in the past 30 years - all because of a very small group of committed women and parents!

We did a red tent which everyone (about 20 men, women, children + babies) loved it - it was very powerful.

I would say it was a huge success even though I think our attendance was low but it doesn't matter . We are learning how to do better each year ! I love doing BOLD - being a part of it - I think it is such a powerful way to reach people, to speak the truth about birth in our country, and I am very grateful to be a part of it

Thank you Karen Brody and thank you to everyone who supports her work!

Pat Jones was the BOLD Organizer in Houston.
BOLD Houston’s performances raised money for BIRTH (Bringing Information and Resources to Houston).