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True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice

Unswaddling secrets. Terminating shame. Bearing witness.

the stork files in alaska

Special Juneau Delivery! Julie and Seth performed selections from THE STORK FILES on August 8 at Perseverance Theatre; in July, Julie flew solo in Sitka.

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sew'n'tell workshops

the stork files in alaska

We're making hot water bottle cozies with something to say! Come stitch and bitch with us 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4 at the Know.

See 'Messages on a Bottle'

world premiere

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The Stork Files: True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice performed Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. SOLD OUT!

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Adoption Network Cleveland welcomed Julie Coppens to their Monday Evening Speaker Series on May 18, on Zoom. View the recording on YouTube!

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The Creative Team

Playwright/producer Julie Coppens

Like a lot of adoptees, Julie Coppens (she/her) is a shape-shifter, having played many roles over a long career in theatre, journalism, nonprofit leadership, and parenting. She produced the student podcast Democracy & Z and the “What Does Justice Look Like?” YouTube series for Cincinnati Public Radio; previously she served on the national publications staff of the Educational Theatre Association, as an editor of Dramatics magazine and director of the Thespian Playworks competition and workshop for high school writers. In between came a seven-year stint in Alaska, where she led youth programming and communications at Perseverance Theatre, among other creative projects.

This photo was taken in the summer of 2015, on the day her mom Joan (left), now deceased, met her birth mom Kathy for the first time.

Click here to read the Dramatics magazine article, "Who Am I? On Stage as in Real Life, Adoption Dramas Won't Let Go,"

which turned out to be a first draft for The Stork Files.

ted lavender

Introducing Ted Lavender as The Stork! A 2023 graduate of Northern Kentucky University (BFA Dance), Ted Lavender (they/them) has trained in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, African, Contemporary, and Choreography taught by Donna Weber, Teresa Vandenend Sorge, Jeanutia Olowe, Kat Wolf and Jeri Gatch. Offstage, they've held various administrative and production positions, working with a wide variety of dancers from different backgrounds and dance styles. https://theddywhatt.wixsite.com/tedlavender

seth coppens

Seth Coppens (he/him/they) is a graduate of Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, where he majored in Creative Writing; he's now studying directing at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. He's performed professionally for Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska; was a student playwright-in-residence for their summer STAR program, and a stage manager for the 2023 Alaskan Theatre Festival, also in Juneau. As the son of playwright/producer Julie Coppens, he's had a front-row seat on her adoption drama, and he originated the role of The Stork in THE STORK FILES.

Events

June 4, 2023

Sew'n'tell workshop

12:30 pm

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4 pm

Know Theatre Underground

Event Details

June 4, 2023

Sew'n'tell workshop

Crafting/story-sharing around the themes of The Stork Files; free

12:30 pm

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4 pm

Know Theatre Underground

June 8, 2023

cincinnati fringe festival premiere!

6:45 pm

Event Details

June 8, 2023

cincinnati fringe festival premiere!

The Stork Files performs one night only at Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson Street, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. Advance reservations strongly reco...

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6:45 pm

August 8, 2023

Special juneau delivery

7:00 pm

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August 8, 2023

Special juneau delivery

Selections from The Stork Files performs one night only at Perseverance Theatre, 914 Third Street, Douglas, AK. Short performance will be fo...

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7:00 pm

October 14, 2023

concerned united birthparents retreat

8:00 pm

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October 14, 2023

concerned united birthparents retreat

Julie is honored to present The Stork Files at the 2023 national gathering of Concerned United Birthparents in Redondo Beach, California. Sh...

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8:00 pm

June 6 and 9, 2024

Cincinnati Fringe Festival special event!

7 pm Thursday, 4:15 p.m. Sunday

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Show runs about 45 minutes

Gabriel's Corner, Sycamore at Liberty, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati

Event Details

June 6 and 9, 2024

Cincinnati Fringe Festival special event!

The Stork Files is back in the Cincy Fringe, with a new cast, new material, and another year's worth of learning, connecting, and community-...

True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice

True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice

Unswaddling secrets. Terminating shame. Bearing witness.

the stork files in alaska

the stork files in alaska

the stork files in alaska

sew'n'tell workshops

the stork files in alaska

the stork files in alaska

world premiere

join the discussion

join the discussion

join the discussion

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The Creative Team

Playwright/producer Julie Coppens

ted lavender

seth coppens

We're Expecting!

Events

June 4, 2023

Sew'n'tell workshop

12:30 pm

-

4 pm

June 4, 2023

Sew'n'tell workshop

12:30 pm

-

4 pm

June 8, 2023

cincinnati fringe festival premiere!

6:45 pm

June 8, 2023

cincinnati fringe festival premiere!

6:45 pm

August 8, 2023

Special juneau delivery

7:00 pm

August 8, 2023

Special juneau delivery

7:00 pm

October 14, 2023

concerned united birthparents retreat

8:00 pm

October 14, 2023

concerned united birthparents retreat

8:00 pm

June 6 and 9, 2024

Cincinnati Fringe Festival special event!

7 pm Thursday, 4:15 p.m. Sunday

-

Show runs about 45 minutes

June 6 and 9, 2024

Cincinnati Fringe Festival special event!

7 pm Thursday, 4:15 p.m. Sunday

-

Show runs about 45 minutes

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