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

As The World Turns

Highlights

One Act 10 mins Present Day All Women Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Characters

Character
GERT

70s; direct, opinionated

ALMA

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

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780874401745
ISBN-10 0874401747

As The World Turns is a comedy play written by Dan Hunter and published by Samuel French .

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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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