Margot Rose takes audiences on an emotional journey in “Unconditional.” (photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett)
Findawayhome Ink and the Los Angeles LGBT Center co-present a special one-night encore performance of “Unconditional, A Musical Memoir” on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre. In the wake of one of life’s most profound challenges, Margot Rose’s “Unconditional” forges a path to resilience with a commitment to go on in a world of unpredictability. The live band musical with an original score tells the true story of two women in 1995 – a gay couple already in their mid-40s who go to extraordinary lengths to have children. After four years of fertility shots, artificial insemination and IVF, they succeed, with twins. Nineteen years later, after a tragic loss, the family is thrown into a spiral that forces them to grapple with the question, “how do we stay a family and how do we go on?”
The narrator is Marm, one of the two mothers. From the ultrasound where her daughter appears to be waving, to the moment in a critical care unit when Marm holds the hand of the beautiful teenager who could not possibly be her daughter, the narrative unfolds. “Unconditional” is a story of dedication and loss, connection, community and a backyard.
Actor and storyteller Rose (playwright, performer, book, lyrics, co-composer) plays Marm. She has appeared in TV series and films including “48 Hours,” “A Civil Action,” “Bosch,” “Mistresses,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “The Mentalist,” “Law & Order L.A.,” “Plainsong” and “Desperate Housewives.” In January 2024, the Fountain Theatre produced a three-performance workshop of “Unconditional.”
The Renberg Theatre is located at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place. Tickets start at $24.98. For information, call (323) 993-7400, or visit lalgbtcenter.org/event/unconditional-a-musical-memoir.