Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Black Box Series presents *THIS IS A SAFE SPACE!* *by Peter Fields* *directed by Libby Jackson* *This is a premiere performance *featuring* Grace Hunt Marcello Valletta *-and-* *ABORTIVE* *by Caryl Churchill* *directed by Tekla Gaughan* *choreographed by Aveena Sawyer* *Contains sensitive subject matter *featuring* Mikaela Ray Andy Simmons Victoria Clement Matthew Smettana *November 6 - 7, 2017* *7:00 pm FREE ADMISSION* *Both shows play together on both nights.* *Erdmann-Zucchero Black Box Theatre* *Center for the Performing Arts* *1325 Theatre Drive, Kent Campus* *Kent, Ohio 44242* *Click Here to go to Kent State's 2017-2018 Black Box Series web page. <https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/2017-2018-black-box-series>* *Synopsis* *This is a Safe Space!* Two parents from separate families meet in the principal's office to discuss an altercation between their sons. While they await the principal's arrival, the parents begin a conversation which reveals the true nature of their sons' embroilment and threatens to destroy the very foundation of their core beliefs. *Abortive* Roz and Colin are having a difficult time with sex, largely because of an invisible yet forbidding barrier between them. Roz became pregnant after being raped and had an abortion. Roz is not sure she made the right decision and Colin is not altogether convinced his wife was raped…