Struggling for survival in the face of cancer.
WIT by Margaret Edson
Joy, humanity, and awareness in the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play. July 25 – August 10 at City Theatre Austin
City Theatre Austin proudly brings to the stage Margaret Edson’s award-winning play WIT. Exquisitely written, affecting, and often humorous, WIT follows a brilliant and exacting poetry professor as she embarks on a bold journey to save her life, battling a deadly disease which affects millions of people worldwide each year. It is a dazzling and life-affirming play that you will long remember after the curtain has come down.
WIT tells the story of Vivian Bearing, a renowned but uncompromising English professor who has spent years teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne. Bearing has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, the deadly disease in which 25,000 women are diagnosed annually. During the course of her illness — and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital — she comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity, grace, and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.
"A dazzling and humane play that you will remember till your dying day." —NY Magazine.
Leading the cast is Austin actor Taylor Flanagan. Featured also in the cast are Andrew Solis, Stephanie Salama, Julien Hemmendinger, Alan Brent, Dawn Azbill-Smith, Adriana Fontanez, Reed Syzdek, and CB Feller. Newcomer artist Adam Adolfo directs the production.
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SHOW INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
WIT by Margaret Edson
July 25 – August 10. Thursday – Saturday 8:00 pm. Sunday 3:00 pm.
Genesis Creative Collective. 1507 Wilshire Blvd. Austin, TX 78722
General Seating $20-25. Center Reserved $30-35. Group, senior, and student discounts.
TIX: citytheatreaustin.org Info: 512-470-1100 or
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The production does contain adult language and brief nudity. Mature audiences only.
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