Friday, September 25, 2026

I Hate This (performance history)

Dobama, 2004
This October, to commemorate Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I am producing a series of intimate house performances of I Hate This (a play without the baby) for an audience of ten (10) each night. 

Five performances only. Since 2002, I have performed the piece forty-four times.

Reinberger Auditorium, Cleveland OH
May 7, 2016

Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland OH
Produced with “And Then You Die (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)”
April 7 - 23, 2011

SANDS UK Tour
June 9 - 22, 2007
Plymouth Salvation Army Hall, Plymouth, England
Lurgan Town Hall, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
Terry O'Toole Theatre, Lincoln, England
Royal College of Physicians, London, England
St. Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle, England

Carlisle, 2007
Consoling Parents Support Group
In partnership with the Kentuckiana Postpartum Coalition
Beargrass Christian Church, Louisville, KY
May 11, 2007

Shaping the Future of Women & Children's Health 2007
Corporate College, University Hospitals presenting, Warrensville, Hts., OH
April 27, 2007

15th National Perinatal Bereavement Conference
Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
October 13, 2006

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society UK
International Student Centre, London, England
October 7, 2006

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Ohio Section Conference
University Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH
August 4, 2006

St. Vincent DePaul Church, London, UK
Wandsworth Bereavement Service presenting
March 24, 2006

Metro Health, 2005
Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
Annual Women's Health Conference
October 6, 2005

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Continuing Medical Education Activity
October 5 & 7, 2005

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
"Relationships: Concepts, Patterns, & Clinical Challenges" Conference
Sponsored by the MetroHealth System Pastoral Care Department
May 20, 2005

LaCentre Conference and Banquet Facility, Westlake, OH
"Current Challenges in Newborn & Women's Health Nursing" Conference
November 10, 2004

The Next Stage, NYC
New York International Fringe Festival
August 17 - 2004

Fringe Festival Preview at Dobama Theatre
August 12, 2004

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH
31 Hours for Issue 31
Monday, March 1, 2004

Backstage, 2016
Northeast Ohio Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwifery
W.O. Walker Center at the Cleveland Clinic
Friday, October 10, 2003

Red Eye Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Fringe Festival
August 1 - 10, 2003

Fringe Festival Preview at Dobama Theatre
July 25 & 26, 2003

Big Box performances at Cleveland Public Theatre - World Premiere
February 28 - March 2, 2003

Staged reading at Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Hts., OH
August 26, 2002

In 2005 we created a radio adaptation with a cast that included Dorothy and Reuben Silver, Brian Pedaci, Nick Koesters, Nina Domingue, Ali Garrigan, Thomas Weaver, Magdalyn Donnelly, Scott Plate, Betsy Hogg, Sadie Grossman, and a cameo by IdeaStream's Dee Perry.

Radio adaptation Broadcasts

RE:SOUND, WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago, IL
January 27, 2007

WCPN 90.3 FM IdeaStream Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2005
January 2, 2006
March 20, 2006

James Alexander Rankin, 2021
Other actors have also performed this script in staged readings, selections chosen for high school monologue competitions, and complete productions on college campuses, in Great Britain and India, and on film.

Playhouse Square Film Production
Performer: James Alexander Rankin
Premiere: October 15, 2022

Independent Productions

Poochu's Productions
Retitled: “I Hate This (A True Story)”
Performers: Karthik TMK & Abinaya R
Chennai, India (2025)

Chennai Art Theatre
Retitled: “What Happened”
Performers: Karthik TMK & Mrittika Chatterjee
Chennai, India (2021)

Brian Chandler Cook, 2015
Hartwick College Production
Performer: Brian Chandler Cook
Oneonta, NY (2015)

Freerange Theatre Production
Performer: John Datyon
The Lowry, Manchester, UK (2014)

I am looking forward to telling this story again when we present I Hate This (The Silver Collection) an event to benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation.  

The one hour text will feature updates, there will be refreshments, and 10% of the admission will go to the Preeclampsia Foundation. 

Seats are now on sale. Drop a note in the comments for more info and to make your reservation. 

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