Radiation: A Month of Sundays

October 6, 2017 — October 15, 2017

Carver Studio

CARVER CENTER STUDIO SERIES DRAMA

AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM! The Carver Center Studio Series allows the Civic to expand upon its mission to produce a diverse spectrum of theatre of the highest quality. This series was designed to develop new, innovative, and emotionally compelling works within an intentionally intimate space in hopes of fostering a more thoughtful, empathetic and connected community.

The Civic is proud to be collaborating with the West Michigan Cancer Center to present this original work by local playwrights Deborah Ann Percy and Arnold Johnston. This hour-long one-act dramatizes the experience of Barb Brunetti, a woman going through a five-day per week 33-day radiation protocol for breast cancer, and other women she encounters during that time. Almost all of the play takes place in the small room where women wait their turn for radiation treatment. Because the breast is not a vital organ or located in a difficult place to radiate, Barb’s treatment may not be as painful or as harrowing as it is for some of the other patients in the waiting room, but it’s still scary. During the 33 days covered by the play, the audience encounters both the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of these women’s lives, and sees the grace, courage, and humor with which they face cancer’s insidious challenge.

CAST

Barb Brunetti – MARISSA HARRINGTON
Tech One – GUY HAUKE +
Lana – SHARON WILLIAMS
SUE ANN – LISA GRACE +
Frances – AMY J. LYNCH +
Tech Two – SHANNON FLECKENSTEIN *
Amy – SHARON WEISSMANN +
Randy – PEDRO HOGAN
Mary – JANET GOVER +
Phoebe – STEFANI BISHOP
Jenny – KRISTA KATROVAS
Rose Ellen – LEA CHEVALIER

CREW

Assistant Stage Managers
RACHEL LAHAIE
GARI VOSS

* Denotes Civic Debut | + Denotes Academy of Theatre Arts Student

Director – EMILY CAMPBELL BEREZOWSKY
Scenic Designer – KATIE TULIN
Costume/Hair/Makeup Designer – BARBARA B. MOELAART
Lighting/Sound/SFX/Projection Designer – ANNMARIE MILLER
Technical Director – PHILLIP A. MILLER
Properties Master – STACY BARTELL
Stage Manager – RYAN WHEELER

PLAYWRIGHTS

DEBORAH ANN PERCY
ARNOLD JOHNSTON

  • Friday, October 6th at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, October 7th at 7:30pm (Post Show Creative Conversation)
  • Sunday, October 8th at 2:00pm
  • Friday, October 13th at 7:30pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
  • Saturday, October 14th at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, October 15th at 2:00pm