The Waiting Room Play Character List

Lisa loomer s comedy the waiting room a darkly funny look at medical ethics and the dangers encountered on the path to beauty and perfection hits the main stage at brooklyn college s gershwin theater for ten performances starting february 28 through march 10.

The waiting room play character list.

To enable waiting room for all users in the account. In a simple waiting room people arrive at their appointed time to face the unknown of what lies beyond an ominous closed door. A chinese woman from the 18th century with toes rotting off due to bound feet a victorian woman who isn t so bothered by her corset as by not wanting her ovaries removed due to hysteria and a modern black woman with breast enhancements and possibly a major diagnosis are all getting treated by a well meaning doctor that is a product of the times and thus are in and out of the waiting room. Peter nicks latest feature documentary the waiting room which chronicles a day in the life of an oakland ca hospital waiting room was released in 2012 to critical acclaim being named by the san francisco film critics circle as the best documentary of 2012 and shortlisted for an academy award.

Freedrama main page free monologues free short play scripts free comedy skits free scripts for 2 to 6 actors the waiting room. The in the waiting room community note includes chapter by chapter summary and analysis character list theme list historical context author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Under the security section verify the waiting room feature is enabled. The play begins as three women from different historical periods gather in the waiting room of a doctor s office.

Forgiveness from heaven is an eighteenth century chinese woman whose bound feet are causing her to lose her toes. In the navigation menu click account management then account settings. The waiting rooms is a character driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an american public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Earl trent an older man arrives early and is instructed by the businesslike receptionist to wait till his time.

Directed by peter nicks. The film using a blend of cinema verité and characters voiceover offers a raw intimate and even uplifting look at how patients staff and caregivers each cope with disease. Victoria is a nineteenth century tightly corsetted english woman suffering from what is commonly known as hysteria. Cast and crew director producer cinematographer.

This thought provoking short play offers several powerful dramatic roles for actors. Sign in to the zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit account settings.