A woman in her 30s
gets an abortion
on the day that Roe v.
Wade is overturned…
&
She and her best friend
are guilted into attending
an impromptu
engagement party…
SYNOPSIS
Eeva wakes up from her abortion to the dystopian reality of a world suddenly post Roe. Also, the penis behind her pregnancy (Mel) makes a last minute decision to show up to the clinic with “exactly half” of the abortion cost. Ugh but he is so hot…
Fortunately her best friend, Baby, is waiting for her. Unfortunately Baby’s developed an obsession with a soap opera that’s on in the clinic waiting room—this may or *may not* be a product of Baby’s compartmentalization of her own abortion from a year ago…which is totally fine. Until characters from the show start showing up in the apartment.
And then they go to a birthday party that turns into an engagement party and Mel shows up and well, shit hits the fan.
Surreal, funny and sincere, Rabbit Rabbit is based on our own abortion experiences. It's also about the friendships that keep us sane as our reproductive rights are being stripped away.
CHARACTERS
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EEVA
Played by: Poppy Golland
Eeva is Best friends/roommates with Baby. She’s a social butterfly, but with teeth who just had her first abortion. Yes, they were wearing a condom (not that that should matter).
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BABY
*Played by: Cassidy Slaugter-Mason
Baby best friends/roommates with Eva. She’s a loner with cowboy energy who had an abortion a year ago but hasn’t processed her feelings about it. No, she doesn’t regret it (not that that should matter).
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BOWIE
Played By: Gloria Imseih Petrelli
Bowie is the newest addition to Baby and Eeva’s circle by way of her new engagment to Al. She is bubbly, but with feral eyes, somewhere between a rebel and a cheerleader. She has never been pregnant, and is grateful…
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AL
Played by Debo Balogun
Al is Eeva and Baby’s best friend. A tech success, who generally has his “life together”, he’s about to be engaged to Bowie. He “Had an abortion once” with an ex.
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MEL
Played by Owais Ahmed
Mel is friends with Al and the dude behind Eeva’s pregnancy. Though not always successful, he is trying to do the right thing.
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SOAP OPERA MAN
Played by Travis Knight
Soap Opera Man is the main character of Baby’s favorite TV show, and her real life imaginary friend. He is heroically charming, sometimes deceitful, and trying hard for love.
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SOAP OPERA WOMAN
Played by J. Nicole Brooks
Soap Opera Woman is the other main character in Baby’s favorite TV show. She is saccharine, sincere, dramatic and bursting with gracefulness.
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DR. ROBBIE
Played by Amy Morton
Dr.Robbie is the abortion care provider that performs Eeva’s abortion. She is off beat, confident, and has a tendency to show up in Eeva’s dreams.
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NURSE ANGELA
Played by Echaka Agba
Angela is a nurse at the abortion care clinic where Eeva has her abortion. She is steady and warm, but doesn’t take shit.
