Publisher's Synopsis
More than 200 women kill their children in America each year, only one of these women admits that she would do it again.End the Cycle, follows the story of Denise, a complex, struggling mother of three who takes the law into her own hands, when she discovers the horrifying truths about her children. While awaiting her fate, an unlikely and hesitant ally emerges in Andrea, a bailiff suffering loses of her own. As they try to manipulate a broken system, lies intertwine with hope, tragedy brings promise and no one's life will be the same.End the Cycle is a One Act Play that discusses the topics of child abuse, physical & sexual abuse, maternal filicide, mental illness, murder and the broken foster care system are discussed in the one act play. If you enjoy one act plays, contemporary plays, plays by women, then this may be a new play to add to your collection of plays. If you are looking for new plays for monologue ideas, or acting books, this play has some great monologues for women and scenes for acting class. For those looking for new plays to produce in their one act play series performance and licensing rights are available. The play was originally written to bring awareness to the topics addressed in the piece and inspired by co-author St. James-Werba brief time spent working in a group home for boys as a late teen.
