No issue is more polarizing, more difficult to discuss openly and rationally, than abortion. It is an issue that pits proponents of "choice" against defenders of "life," that forces the most fundamental questions of happiness, virtue, and self-determination.

Playwright Jane Martin understands that the best way to shed light on this seemingly insoluble debate is not to debate it at all. Her provocative drama, Keely and Du, focuses instead on how people manage to care about one another--or fail to--in spite of religious and ideological conflict.

Keely, a young woman, is kidnapped by a right-to-life organization on her way to an abortion clinic. While being held captive by members of the group, Keely forms arelationship with Du, the pro-life nurse who looks after her.

In this close encounter with two opposing sides, how far does a friendship go? Here is a story that evenly explores both sides of this volatile debate, where irresistible forces meet unwavering convictions.

The cast, directed by T. Newell Kring, included Candace Hind, Phillip Locker, Dennis T. Kleinsmith, Suzi Regan, and Bee Vary.