Written and Performed by Carole Groobman

"This engaging and educational performance uses storytelling, humor and eloquent words to not only convey the wonder and power of childbirth, but also to introduce many questions about the medicalization of this normal body process and the culturally based fear that underlies much of obstetrical care today."

Penny Simkin
Internationally known author, birth doula and childbirth educator

"Force of Nature allows for real life experiences and choices related to womanhood, childbearing and parenting to enter our awareness effortlessly. The range and depth of the stories and the quality of the acting transport the audience into the hearts and minds of the women portrayed."

Linda Glenn, CNM
Assistant Professor
Oregon Health and Science University, OR

"Force of Nature is a moving and thoughtful performance that engages audiences in an important consideration of complex cultural questions surrounding childbirth. In the post-show discussion, Carole's warmth and sensitivity enable audience members to feel free to ask all kinds of questions prompted by the performance. At Lewis and Clark College, we even invited Carole back to perform for a second year in a row."

Kimberly Brodkin
Faculty Director,
Lewis and Clark College
Gender Studies Symposium

"I was glued to the edge of my seat from the moment Ms. Groobman came on stage. As a college student I felt the show was invaluable. As a woman, this show changed my life."

Opal L. Peachey
Student
Cornish College of the Arts, WA

"As a single woman with no children, I found this work of art to be particularly insightful and educational as well as deeply moving and entertaining. It gives real-life stories from many positions in such as way that the audience does not feel 'preached to,' but included in the lives of these women from all ages and income levels."

Ellen Boyle
Instructor
Cornish College of the Arts, WA