Sick, Sick (10-minute play)

by Kirt Shineman

When Kady’s son, Omar, dies, along with dozens of young children in Gambia, from acute kidney injuries, she is surprised to learn the medication given to her to cure her son made him sick. Aanya, the head of the syrup pharmaceutical line, attempts to resolve the contaminated grape cough syrups made by her employer, an Indian drug manufacturer. Still, her boss, Jaiden, decides to cover up their culpability. Aanya...

When Kady’s son, Omar, dies, along with dozens of young children in Gambia, from acute kidney injuries, she is surprised to learn the medication given to her to cure her son made him sick. Aanya, the head of the syrup pharmaceutical line, attempts to resolve the contaminated grape cough syrups made by her employer, an Indian drug manufacturer. Still, her boss, Jaiden, decides to cover up their culpability. Aanya decides she must act and poisons Jaiden with the same cough syrup that killed Kady’s baby.

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Sick, Sick (10-minute play)

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  • Jessica Feder-Birnbaum: Sick, Sick (10-minute play) by Kirt Shineman
    “

    Sick, Sick is a devastating play that shows the awful effects of pharmaceutical corruption. Both sides of the story are vividly portrayed. The corporate big whigs care only about covering up their error and not what harm they have caused. We see the anguish in the innocent victims who suffer the consequences. Justice is served at the end in a surprising twist. This versatile play could easily be performed in theaters, non-traditional settings, and in an audio drama format. It would do well in a festival dedicated to multi-cultural social justice plays.

    Sick, Sick is a devastating play that shows the awful effects of pharmaceutical corruption. Both sides of the story are vividly portrayed. The corporate big whigs care only about covering up their error and not what harm they have caused. We see the anguish in the innocent victims who suffer the consequences. Justice is served at the end in a surprising twist. This versatile play could easily be performed in theaters, non-traditional settings, and in an audio drama format. It would do well in a festival dedicated to multi-cultural social justice plays.

    ”
  • James Perry: Sick, Sick (10-minute play) by Kirt Shineman
    “

    In ‘Sick, Sick,’ Kirt Shineman examines the devastating impact corporate greed can have on the outside world. This play demands critical reflection on corporate responsibility and the true human cost of pharmaceutical negligence. In the end, retribution is served with a fair dollop of poetic justice.

    In ‘Sick, Sick,’ Kirt Shineman examines the devastating impact corporate greed can have on the outside world. This play demands critical reflection on corporate responsibility and the true human cost of pharmaceutical negligence. In the end, retribution is served with a fair dollop of poetic justice.

    ”

Production History

  • Community Theater, Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase , 2023
  • Community Theater, Theater Artists Studio, 2023