May 4—"Motherhood Out Loud" will be opening this weekend in Yuba City just in time for the upcoming Mother's Day holiday. This show marks the second production of the newly formed Convergence Theatre Company, which launched with a timely production of "ROE" by Lisa Loomer last fall.

The idea for "Motherhood Out Loud" was first conceived by Susan Rose and Joan Stein and then curated into a collection of short scenes and monologues by 14 different playwrights, including Loomer.

Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, "Motherhood Out Loud" covers a wide spectrum of parenthood from the cradle to the grave. It is a deep dive into the joys, challenges, and struggles that surround motherhood and childrearing.

In its first chapter, "Fast Births," audiences witness the miracle of life followed by a new mom receiving unwanted sex advice from her own mother. "First Day" introduces the topics of adoption, surrogacy, gender identity and radical acceptance. Other chapters cover the "birds and the bees," step-motherhood, first dates, leaving the nest, marriage, and loss.