SMU junior theatre students put up “Good Egg” by Dorothy Fortenberry this weekend in Meadows.

“This is my womb,” Meg says, beginning the play. “Welcome, really.” The play begins inside Meg’s womb. The time is the present day and the place is Washington, D.C.

The story follows the always responsible Meg and her bipolar younger brother Matt. Meg has always taken good care of Matt, but when she gets pregnant and has her embryos screened for bipolar disorder, has she taken the idea of being “responsible” too far?

A play about bioethics, siblings and the limits of unconditional love, this comical yet surprising play is certainly no typical family drama.

Playwright Dorothy Fortenberry is from Los Angeles. She received her MFA from Yale School of Drama. The Red Fern Theatre Company produced the world premiere of the play in 2010.

Directed by Jenna Hannum (theatre, ’15) the production features the work of SMU theatre students Andrea Flowers (theatre, ’15) and Ryan-Patrick McLaughlin (theatre, ’15).

Show will be held in B430 in the basement of Owen Arts Center from Feb. 21 to 24 at 8 p.m. Admission is free.