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

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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