A stage reading of Doctor Doctor will take place on April 1st at The Players’ Ring, in Portsmouth NH. The curtain will rise on the hospital at 7.30pm, doors at 7pm. Advance reservations ($5 donation) can be made at this link within the coming days, or free tickets are available first-come first-served on the night.
Doctor Doctor is a five-act surrealist drama which draws on the traditions of farce and vaudeville to tell the story of seven characters trapped inside an American hospital.
As a recipient of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Artist Entrepreneurial Grant, this reading is provided as a means of creating connections between New England producers and my work.
The corridors are rife with tumbling troupes of medical staff spouting knowledge, nuns on a mission from God, board members more concerned with snacks than salaries, and clowns trying to provide their best medicine. All the while patients are searching for a way to survive in a system that strips them of their humanity. Everyone is after a little bit of care, but who can they turn to if the hospital itself can’t remain healthy?
Written & Directed by Catherine Stewart
Co-Produced by Cora Paradiso
Cast (alphabetical order):
Katie Collins
Shawn Crapo
Amy Desrosiers
Emily Karel
Megan Loomis
Corrie Owens-Beauchesne
Monique Peaslee Foote
Matt Recine
Dominique Salvacion
Jimmy Stewart
Michael Towle
The reading of Doctor Doctor by Catherine Stewart is supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. The production team encourages you to reach out to your elected representatives and thank them for their continued support of the arts in your community.