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Author: Brenda Shoshanna EMail: topspeaker@yahoo.com ICWP Member?: Yes Nearest Large City: New York Country: USA Play Title: The Cure Runtime: 61-90 minutes Synopsis: Play takes place in the office of Dr Bronson as she works fervently with her prime patient, Berta, former spokeswoman for the Women's Movement. In a few days Dr Bronson is bringing Berta to nationally televised conference on Schizophrenia. Dr Bronson is the featured speaker and presenting Berta as the Cure. Play opens a few days before conference in Dr Bronson's office - Berta has begun to slide backwards and refuses to come to the conference. Play deals with the relationship between these two women and with their struggles to find meaning and love. It explores the nature of illness, mental health, love, rejection and what is truly needed for a cure. Close of the play is the Conference on Schizophrenia, and audience members are the attendees as well. Male: 3 Female: 3 Max. Cast: 6 Min. Cast:   Media: Stage Genre: Comic/Drama Theme: What is madness, what is sanity? How do we find a cure? Web Page: http://www.brendashoshanna.com/playwright First Name: Brenda Last Name: Shoshanna Notes: Play has both realistic and surrealistic aspects. Parts are like a circus, other parts are delicate, like a chamber concert.