Monday, March 17
Date and time
Monday, March 17 · 7 – 9pm EDT
Followed by a scintillating Post Show Discussion!
Location
THE PLAYERS
16 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003
(20th Street between Park and Third Avenues)
Join us as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary by returning to the place where Gingold was born, The Players!
It’s also St. Patrick’s Day! So wear your best green as we sing Danny Boy together!
In 1906, George Bernard Shaw tackled a timeless debate of medicine and morality – how do doctors make ethical choices regarding the treatment of their patients? Do doctors prefer to take on and treat wealthy patients, rather than the poor? What are the ethics of such a decision? In The Doctor’s Dilemma, Sir Colenso Ridgeon has made a breakthrough discovery in the treatment of tuberculosis. However, because of the expense of this treatment, he has a limited number of patients that he can treat. Enter the beautiful Jennifer Dubedat, an enchanting woman whose husband is ill with tuberculosis. She begs Sir Colenso to save him, and so begins the doctor’s dilemma: The young man is a talented artist, but morally dubious character (and Sir Colenso is in love with his wife) – yet an old friend of the doctor’s, a poor man with little social value, needs treatment as well. Who does Sir Colenso save? And why? In this problem play, rife with satire and social commentary, Shaw tackles questions of moral responsibility as well as referencing new scientific and medical discoveries.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE PLAY ONLINE!
Our Brilliant Cast:
Jennifer Dubedat … NADIA BROWN
Sir Collenso Ridgeon … ROBERT CUCCIOLI
Louis Dubedat … DAVID LEE HUYNH
Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington … SIMON JONES
Dir Patrick Cullen … NICK WYMAN
Dr Cutler Wolpole … GEORGE DVORSKY
Dr Leo Schutzmacher … ROCCO SISTO
Dr. Blenkinsop … JAMES RANA
Emmy and Narrator TWO … JUDY GOLD
Minnie, Journalist, Miss Danby, Narrator ONE … STEFANIA GONZALEZ
Directed by DAVID STALLER
ALL GENERAL SEATING!
For reserved VIP seating please phone the Gingold office: 212.355.7823
ALL OF PROJECT SHAW EVENTS ARE UNIQUE SCRIPT-IN-HAND PERFORMANCES!