Eagles Mere Friends of the Arts is producing the East Coast premiere of the playwright James Christy Jr.’s The Forever Question, directed by Harriet Power.

Winner of the 2018 New Comedies Festival, this rollicking play asks that eternal question: Why in the world do we have kids? We know it’s the end of our independence, peace, intelligent conversation…yet we keep doing it, over and over. Why?

Meet Mike (James Blouch), a loving father, happy with his marriage and his life in general. And meet Carolyn (Sophia Barrett), who’s clear: it’s time for Number 2. Their search for The Answer becomes a freewheeling, zany, and ultimately heartfelt dive into their own childhoods, the mysteries of puberty and dating, the uninvited opinions of everyone else – and their own roles as children of aging parents. A celebration of family in all its joyful craziness. Best enjoyed by those 16 and older.