As The World Turns
by Dan Hunter, Howard Zinn, Lois Roach, David Valdes Greenwood, Israel Horovitz, Jack Neary, John B. Welch, Michael Hammond, Jon Lipsky, Robert Brustein, Shari Craig, Sarah Newcomb, John Kuntz, John Andert, Kate Snodgrass, William Donnelly, Larry Blamire, Alan Brody, Matt Mayerchak, Donna Sorbello, Leslie Epstein, Kathleen Rogers, Susanna Ralli, William Cunningham, Tug Yourgrau, Patricia Schneider, A. Louis Born, Bruce Ward

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One Act10 minsPresent DayAll WomenBare Stage/Simple SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Michael and Billy visit their mother, who is in a coma, and must decide whether to sign the DNR.

As the brothers confront mortality – both their own and their mother’s – Billy decides that it’s more humane to take matters into his own hands.

Character	Gender	Age	Description
GERT 70s; direct, opinionated	—	70s	70s; direct, opinionated
ALMA losing her hearing; has evolved through life assimilating only the baisc information necessary to make it to her late 70s	female	70s	losing her hearing; has evolved through life assimilating only the baisc information necessary to make it to her late 70s
MARJORIE 70s; quite, intelligent, circumspect, careful	—	70s	70s; quite, intelligent, circumspect, careful