[FIFTEEN-MINUTE EXPERIMENTAL]
A surgeon must separate twin girls conjoined at the chest, sharing one heart. As the surgeon decides which girl will live and which will die, s/he imagines the impact this decision will have on the family and the surviving twin in a flash-forward memory play.
[FIFTEEN-MINUTE EXPERIMENTAL]
A surgeon must separate twin girls conjoined at the chest, sharing one heart. As the surgeon decides which girl will live and which will die, s/he imagines the impact this decision will have on the family and the surviving twin in a flash-forward memory play.
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The Other Half
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Cheryl Bear:
The Other Half
by Scott Sickles
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The task of playing god is an insurmountable one for a surgeon to take on, but the stakes are at their highest here. A rich play that takes us into the action of this delicate procedure.
The task of playing god is an insurmountable one for a surgeon to take on, but the stakes are at their highest here. A rich play that takes us into the action of this delicate procedure.
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Audrey Lang:
The Other Half
by Scott Sickles
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This play was a very enjoyable read. What I found particularly compelling was the back-and-forth between the twins listing the numerous possibilities of how they could each grow up. Whether each possibility was bad or good, they all had a depth of emotion behind them that drew me into the story. The language is so rich and theatrical that it is easy to envision, and, I can imagine, easy to stage without a big budget or fancy set—neither of which would be necessary to create the full world of “The Other Half.”
This play was a very enjoyable read. What I found particularly compelling was the back-and-forth between the twins listing the numerous possibilities of how they could each grow up. Whether each possibility was bad or good, they all had a depth of emotion behind them that drew me into the story. The language is so rich and theatrical that it is easy to envision, and, I can imagine, easy to stage without a big budget or fancy set—neither of which would be necessary to create the full world of “The Other Half.”
