Motherhood Outloud

SOUTH ORANGE - Off-Broadway\'s most delightful take on motherhood\'s joys, challenges and laughs will take to the local stage at the Baird cultural center in February, as interACT Theater Productions presents \"Motherhood Out Loud,\" opening Feb. 5.The 2011 play, co-written by a dozen different playwrights, runs the gamut from childbirth to taking on the mothering role for an aging parent. Called \"funny and tender\" by the Denver Post, and \"touching\" by the Associated Press, Motherhood Out Loud blends laughs and sentiment in ways that any parent (or anyone who\'s been parented) will recognize and appreciate.The cast includes eight local actors, many of them familiar from interACT productions such as The Full Monty, Into the Woods and Leader of the Pack. They include: Tasha R. Williams of Bellville, Meara Francowicz of West Orange, Maplewood resident Debbie Bernstein and Lisa Barnett of South Orange. They are joined by Montclair\'s Jeff Taylor and Margaret Mikkelsen, and Ashley Del Pizzo of Branchburg. Cynthia Ross directs. Motherhood Out Loud runs for two weekends, Feb. 5-7 and from the 12th through the 14th. Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased online at www.interactproductions.org.