The Cure

by Alex Dremann

FULL LENGTH - When her twenty-four year old son wills himself to death to donate all his organs, Joan goes on a quest to understand why. Along the way, she meets five of the recipients who all seem to remind her of different parts of her son’s personality, but it’s not until she meets her son’s heart that she finally learns the truth.

FULL LENGTH - When her twenty-four year old son wills himself to death to donate all his organs, Joan goes on a quest to understand why. Along the way, she meets five of the recipients who all seem to remind her of different parts of her son’s personality, but it’s not until she meets her son’s heart that she finally learns the truth.

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The Cure

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  • Julie Zaffarano: The Cure by Alex Dremann
    “

    We had the privilege of hosting a reading of "The Cure" by Alex Dremann through the Media Arts Council Reading Series. This play speaks to the need for personal connections, yet our fears to make them. As the play evolves, we are drawn into the mystery with a resolution I never saw coming.

    We had the privilege of hosting a reading of "The Cure" by Alex Dremann through the Media Arts Council Reading Series. This play speaks to the need for personal connections, yet our fears to make them. As the play evolves, we are drawn into the mystery with a resolution I never saw coming.

    ”
  • The Depot for New Play Readings: The Cure by Alex Dremann
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    Joan carries a suitcase of a purse, a sign of her well-organized “stuff,” yet somehow in the last year she’s lost contact with her son Matt. After Matt seemingly wills himself to death and donates all his organs, Joan searches the ICU for the recipients to find answers, to find the question, to find Matt. Alex Dremann’s “The Cure” aims to make us laugh and break our hearts at the same time. With naturalistic dialog, a simple set, and unforgettable characters, “The Cure” trades easy answers for mystery and lyricism. A powerful play. Highly recommended.

    Joan carries a suitcase of a purse, a sign of her well-organized “stuff,” yet somehow in the last year she’s lost contact with her son Matt. After Matt seemingly wills himself to death and donates all his organs, Joan searches the ICU for the recipients to find answers, to find the question, to find Matt. Alex Dremann’s “The Cure” aims to make us laugh and break our hearts at the same time. With naturalistic dialog, a simple set, and unforgettable characters, “The Cure” trades easy answers for mystery and lyricism. A powerful play. Highly recommended.

    ”
  • Steve Weaver: The Cure by Alex Dremann
    “

    I saw a reading of this in Dayton, Ohio. It was both a hilariously funny and deeply moving, well written play with an unexpected but satisfying ending.

    I saw a reading of this in Dayton, Ohio. It was both a hilariously funny and deeply moving, well written play with an unexpected but satisfying ending.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, The Bechdel Group, 2019