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A Blessing and a Curse: A Duet of Plays on Motherhood



Voices (Sharon Mason, Cliff Odle) congratulate Serena (Claire McClanahan)

Ben (Tadesh Inagaki) gets his tie fixed on his big day

Voices describe Ben's great future

Proud Serena gets a shot of Ben

Uneasy moment with Dr. Frank

"Serena, be sensible. Whose graduation is this?"

"You hit Dr. Frank with your camera!"

Flashing back to the past...

Dr. Ernst arrives to troubleshoot Serena's labor

"Immediate delivery by cesarean section!"

Counseling Serena on what is best for her child

Nurse and Dr. Ernst share an intimate moment

The c-section

"It's a boy."

"It's just you and me now, kiddo..."

Toddler Ben gets attention with his advanced manual dexterity

First day at Great Expectations Preschool

Ben teaches his preschool class about fractions

Mom and Dad grill Serena on her plans

Awkward meeting with Ben's father, Gabe

Exasperated Ben tells Serena why he can't come to the concert

Serena and sister Freda try to connect

The pressure gets to Serena

Serena finally meets Meghan

Meghan (Anya Whelan-Smith) tells Serena what it's like to know Ben

Meghan (Gillian Gordon) and Serena's heart-to-heart


Ben's graduation gift to Serena

"Congratulations, Mom."