Patient A
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Kellie Powell
The Patient A Photo Gallery
June 25-27, 2004
The Coffeehouse & Deli
Cast
Lee | Justin Irvin |
Kim | Katie Sebald |
Matthew | Ryan Brewer |
Production Crew
Tech Managers: Kathy Briggs & Paige Osburn
Production Crew: Will Irvin, Megan Hannah, Michelle Ball, Ryan Brewer, Katie Karl,
Steven Kiesewetter, Kiri Palm, Katie Sebald, Dan Oltman, Krystal Wilcox,
Bret Swanson
Special Thanks To
The Coffeehouse & Deli
Rebecca Benner
Madelyn Nickum
Elaine Sebald
Joann Briggs
Josh Weckesser
Marc Lebovitz
Bret Swanson
Notes From the Director
Patient A is a moving drama about Kimberly Bergalis (played by Katie Sebald,
Catholic Schoolgirls), an "innocent victim" of AIDS in
the early 90's. The playwright, Lee Blessing, is present as a character and narrator
(played by Justin Irvin, Three Days of Rain), and the
show portrays two sides of a highly controversial debate. The third character is Matthew
(played by Ryan Brewer), who provides reluctant "choral support" until his purpose finally
becomes clear. Patient A is a compelling and imaginative ensemble piece about the AIDS
epidemic and something Blessing calls "the real epidemic - the one we didn't even see as
a disease: ...the cowardice, the viciousness with which we behaved."
Some might question why I would choose this piece, since Kimberly Bergalis has been dead
for years, and has been all but forgotten by America. AIDS has become the world's crisis instead
of its secret. But somehow I suspect that this piece is, quite unfortunately, more relevant than
any of us would like.
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