CANOPY

by Mak Shealy

In the wake of a devastating hurricane, a blood donation supplier fails to deliver life-saving units, resulting in the preventable death of a physician’s mother. This failure incites a heated legal debate about the culpability of nonprofits in rural areas and our own responsibility to care for our neighbors by regularly donating blood.

In the wake of a devastating hurricane, a blood donation supplier fails to deliver life-saving units, resulting in the preventable death of a physician’s mother. This failure incites a heated legal debate about the culpability of nonprofits in rural areas and our own responsibility to care for our neighbors by regularly donating blood.

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CANOPY

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  • Shaun Leisher: CANOPY by Mak Shealy
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    Really adored this play. An eye-opening look at the issue of blood shortage and how it particularly impacts rural communities in the South. This is not all doom and gloom though. This play is about the family you are born in and the family you choose. This play is full of hope and even has a bit of romance in it. I left this play feeling inspired to donate blood in my own community and I feel like it could be the same for audiences all over. A story that needs to be told. Bravo!!

    Really adored this play. An eye-opening look at the issue of blood shortage and how it particularly impacts rural communities in the South. This is not all doom and gloom though. This play is about the family you are born in and the family you choose. This play is full of hope and even has a bit of romance in it. I left this play feeling inspired to donate blood in my own community and I feel like it could be the same for audiences all over. A story that needs to be told. Bravo!!

    ”

Character Information

  • JOY WELLS
    (she/her) Boomer I. Aaron's mom. Loves to garden, hates asking for help. O-Negative Blood Type with an Anti-D defect developed during her pregnancy.
    Also plays LAWYER 2 & GWEN
    70s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • AARON WELLS
    (he/him) Millennial. Mama's boy, living back at home after a messy divorce. Surgical Resident. Queer. O-Positive Blood Type.
    40s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • IZZY GREENE
    (they/them) Cusp Zillennial. Second Shift Lab Technician at BloodConnect. Queer. AB-Positive Blood Type.
    30s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • HOLLY TAYLOR
    (she/her) Boomer II. Widowed. Lee's mom. Lead Lab Technician at BloodConnect. About to retire. Doesn't know what she's going to do with her free time. A-Negative Blood Type. Also plays LAWYER 1
    60s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • LEE TAYLOR
    (she/her) Millennial. Has spent the last 12 years in the military serving overseas. Is struggling to return to civilian life. Queer. O-Negative Blood Type.
    30s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Development History

  • Reading, IGNITE Project - Ensemble Studio Theater, Los Angeles, 2024