Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize honoring women writers worldwide, Kristine Thatcher’s Emma’s Child explores the idea of commitment in a marriage as a parent. Told gently, lovingly and with unexpected humor, this is the story of a childless couple struggling to decide whether to continue the adoption process when the baby they had hoped for is born severely disabled. A Victory Gardens Theater co-production.

Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago in February of 1997.