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HER2

HER2

By Maja Ardal
Subjects: Death, Grief & Loss, Women Writers, Ontario Playwrights, Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast
Casting: 10 f
Imprint: Playwrights Canada Press
Paperback : 9781770914544, 136 pages, November 2015
Ebook (EPUB) : 9781770914568, 136 pages, February 2016
Ebook (PDF) : 9781770914551, 136 pages, February 2016

Description

In this poignant meditation on the uneasy relationship between science and the human spirit, a group of women aged nineteen to sixty-three with HER2-related breast cancer are recruited for a clinical drug trial. For some of them the trial is renewed hope; others feel it’s a weary last resort. For Dr. Danielle Pearce, the research scientist in charge of the program, the trial is the most critical moment of her career. Her mission is global, and measured outcomes are her chief concern. But in the chemo room, medical statistics are just background noise as the women gradually form a collective bond through humour and compassion, raising the question, does community positively influence immunity?

Reviews

“A wise, funny and thoughtful piece about a difficult subject. ” —Martin Morrow, The Globe and Mail

“…an admirable portrayal of challenged, but not defeated, women who are loud, funny, sexy and imperfect. ” —Carly Maga, The Toronto Star

“…Maja Ardal finds exactly the right tone. Her script is laced with droll humour and so much emotional intelligence that you connect deeply to the characters and Ardal’s pointed critique of the ways medical treatments use and abuse patients. ” —Susan G. Cole, NOW Magazine