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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

'Listen to Your Mother' Show Auditions Come to Herndon

The live-reading of essays on motherhood is looking for this year's stars.

Auditions for the “Listen to Your Mother” show, a live performance in which participants write and read aloud original essays on motherhood, are coming soon to Northern Virginia. “The audience relates to the motherhood stories and hears perspectives they had never considered before,” said Kate Coveny Hood, producer for the DC region’s version of the show. The live reading in celebration of Mother's Day will take place at Crystal City’s Synetic Theater in April. There are 23 versions of the show nationwide. Hood, who lives in Reston, said she organized the regional "Listen to Your Mother" reading last year after being inspired by a Wisconsin blogger Ann Imig who founded the event. "It wasn’t just putting on a show, it was a community …

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