Wit

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Margaret Edson’s Wit uses humor and verbal swordplay to present a woman coping with her life’s greatest challenge. At once touching and funny, Wit is "Among the finest plays of the decade . . . An original and urgent work of art."(David Lyons, The Wall Street Journal). As Vincent Canby noted in The New York Times Year in Review, it is "A one-of-a-kind experience".

We meet Vivian Bearing, a middle-aged English professor as she comes to grips with a life-threatening disease. Her professional study of the poetry of John Donne, a contemporary of Shakespeare, provides illuminating counterpoint to her personal journey. From Vivian, we learn about life, death and the American medical system. Illuminating and inspiring are words frequently used to describe this experience. Wit is an opportunity to become more human as you suspend your disbelief!