April 20, 2007

The Amazing Race

Just because you were valedictorian, landed a dream job right out of college and were fast-tracked to a VP position with a cushy six-figure salary by age 27 doesn't mean you'll be prepared for the cutthroat world of New York City parenting. Becoming a mom in New York is something akin to crossing into the Twilight Zone: A land with $800 strollers, catered birthday parties for toddlers and fellow parents who prep their precious "prodigies" for preschool interviews.

Time to get some perspective. Time to take a load off your mind and see Mother Load, a new off-Broadway show that takes a humorous look at Manhattan motherhood. Actress Amy Wilson, a NYC mother of two, wrote and performs in this one-woman show. The term mother load refers to moms' unrealistic expectations for the stuff they stay up late worrying about: Ferberizing, floor time, refined sugar, co-sleeping, "muffin tops."

Wilson, who appeared on Broadway in the Tony-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo and in the films Kissing Jessica Stein and Kinsey, discusses her struggles to free herself from the parenting frenzy (and the guilt) in order to simply enjoy her children.

Isn't that what it's all about?

When: Sat., 4/21 through mid-June, show times vary; $45.
Where: Sage Theater, 711 Seventh Ave. (bet. 47th & 48th St.), 212-279-4200, ticketcentral.com.

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