Relative Theatrics is proud to present CRY IT OUT by Molly Smith Metzler in partnership with Mom Club. The play runs April 17th through 25th at the Cooper Center for Creative Arts. 

This play is directed by Sean Coyle and features Kayla Colburn, Kim Lockhart, Anne Mason and Jared Mohr-Leiva. 

Play Description: 

Four months ago, Jessie was a corporate lawyer with a glamorous Manhattan life. Today, she is in dirty yoga pants, covered in breast milk, trying to comfort a screaming newborn. Isolated in a sleepy Long Island suburb while her commuter husband works long hours, Jessie is desperate to talk to anyone besides Food Network. So when she spies a fellow new mom and neighbor, Lina, at the local Stop & Shop, she vaults over the cantaloupe to introduce herself. Happy to have found each other, the two moms agree to meet for coffee during naptime in the sweet spot behind their adjoining yards where both their baby monitors get reception, and a fast friendship is born. Jessie and Lina may be from vastly different financial backgrounds—Jessie is Ivy-educated and of the manor born; Lina has a night-school nursing degree and terrible credit—but they have one huge thing in common: they’ve been cracked open by the love they feel for their newborns. One coffee quickly becomes a daily coffee, as Jessie and Lina laugh through the highs and lows of motherhood. But their intimacy is punctured when a stranger who lives in the mansion up on the cliff appears in the yard, asking if they would include his wife, a new mom who is having “a hard time,” in their coffee klatch. Reluctantly, the duo tries to become a trio, but with very mixed—and surprising—results. After all, this is a town where the haves and the have-nots live in very close company; up on the cliff is Sands Point, one of the most expensive Great Gatsby-esque neighborhoods in the whole country. How could that woman possibly be having a “hard time”? A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America. 

Media Quotes: 

“A funny story that weaves together very different but highly meaningful stories from three new mothers.” —USA Today 

“In the course of discussing parenthood, postpartum depression, and gender roles, the play offers some extraordinary insights that will send you out of the theater with much to ponder.” —LEO Weekly 

“Presents a more comprehensive picture of the challenges and triumphs of new motherhood.” —WFPL Louisville 

“It would be a mistake to label Cry it Out as a ‘chick play’ for women. This play is about broader issues buried deep in our psyches, like parental bonding and self-realization. It’s about division of labor, relationships, resentment, and the disruption that a new family member—whether baby or mother-in-law—introduces into our lives.” —KONK Life

“What impressed me the most about Cry it Out was how compassionately it understands how much the decisions couples make together (or single parents make for themselves) in those early weeks affect the later footprint of their lives. You just don’t fully know that at the time.” — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune 

Details: 

The opening weekend of performances is April 17th and 18th 2026 at 7:30 pm. Performances continue April 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th at 7:30pm. 

All performances are located at the Cooper Center for Creative Arts. 

A preview pay-what-you-can performance will take place at 7:30pm on April 16th, 2026. Additionally there will be a post show talk back immediately following the show on April 23rd. 

To enhance accessibility, Relative Theatrics is offering general admission tickets at three different price points ($43/$28/$18). Tickets are currently for sale and can be purchased online at www.RelativeTheatrics.com. 

CRY IT OUT is supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature, Wyoming Humanities, and the City of Laramie and Albany County Community Partner funds, as well as the Albany County Recreation Board. 

Relative Theatrics engages community in thoughtful, contemporary theatre, expands worldviews and connects us to collective humanity.

CRY IT OUT – Fact Sheet 

CAST 

Anne Mason as Jessie 

Kayla Colburn as Lina 

Jared Mohr-Leiva as Mitchell 

Kim Lockhart as Adrienne 

PRODUCTION TEAM 

Playwright – Molly Smith Metzler 

Director – Sean Coyle 

Stage Manager – Jacqueline Milburn 

Costume Design – Nicole Foss 

Props Design- Kim Lockhart 

Lighting Design – Ben Boyd 

Sound Design – Alex Brown 

RELATIVE THEATRICS STAFF 

Artistic Director – Sean Coyle 

Production Manager – Kim Lockhart 

Technical Director – Ben Boyd 

Education Director – Will Bowling 

LOCATION: 

Cooper Center for Creative Arts 

DATES/TIMES: 

April 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th at 7:30PM. 

Seating starts 30 minutes prior to show time. 

Pay-What-You-Can preview performance: April 16th at 7:30PM 

Post show Talk Back: April 23rd 

TICKET PRICES 

All Performances offer a general admission pick-your-price option of $43, $28, or $18.* *No one will be turned away for lack of funds – contact executive@relativetheatrics.com for more information 

TICKETS: Online at http://www.RelativeTheatrics.com or call 307-314-2334 

MEDIA CONTACTS 

Sean Coyle – artistic@relativetheatrics.com