Motherload | About

Mother Load: A New Comedy. Written by Amy Wilson, Directed by Julie Kramer. Now on Tour!

MOTHER LOAD is the hilarious one-woman show that mixes motherhood, comedy, and true confession. Based on creator Amy Wilson's own experience as the mother of three children under five, MOTHER LOAD has audiences lining up from coast to coast for a night of laughs about everything from prenatal yoga to preschool applications. From organic baby food to self-important lactation consultants to the perils of “mommy and me” classes, this laugh-out-loud show is an exposé of the fruitless and ever-challenging quest to be the "perfect" mom.

MOTHER LOAD had a hit off-Broadway run in the spring of 2007, and since then, has been seen in cities like Scottsdale, Dallas, Scranton, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, and Charlotte, to name just a few.

Critics are calling Mother Load “flawless,” “hysterical,” and “a must-see.” The New York Times said, “It’s like Annie Hall wearing a nursing bra!” The Charlotte Observer said, “It’s the perfect night out… Mother Load is a one-woman laugh- and cry-fest that will absolve you of any mommy guilt!” And Broadway World said, “Mother Load offers a breath of fresh air. Bravo!”

Mother Load is the perfect moms’ night out or date night. And Time Out New York said, “This show has a level of hilarity that even non-moms can appreciate!” In other words, you’ll love Mother Load whether you are a mother… or just have one!

Full tour information, including reviews, a list of upcoming cities, and how to bring Mother Load to your city, is available here.

AMY WILSON (Writer/Performer) writes the "Girl Talk" column each month for Babytalk magazine, where she serves as a Contributing Editor. Amy has appeared on television as a series regular on the sitcoms Norm (ABC) with Norm MacDonald and Daddio (NBC) with Michael Chiklis, and had a recurring role on Felicity. She has also appeared on Ed, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Deadline, Boston Common, and All My Children. Her film credits include Kinsey, Kissing Jessica Stein, Keeping the Faith, and Ira and Abby.

Amy appeared on Broadway as "Sunny Freitag" in the Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Other NYC theater credits include Hobson's Choice, Hamlet, Young Goodman Brown, Manhattan Casanova with Mercedes Ruehl, and Memory Play with Eli Wallach. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale University.

Amy is also the author of three other one-woman shows. A Cookie Full of Arsenic: My Life as a Femme Fatale was chosen for the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival. She also worked as a sketch comedy writer and performer with LIVE ON TAPE. That group developed a sketch comedy show for NBC, and shot six episodes in Saturday Night Live's studios.

But her favorite productions are her three young children, whom she raises with her husband, David Flannery, in New York City.