The production of Michael Madden's world premiere play closed Sunday at Lamplighters Community Theatre
Michael Madden’s new play “Red Jasper” is about a senior couple who fall in love as the woman is battling an advanced case of breast cancer.
The play takes place over a nine-day period after widowed retiree Tom meets divorcée Isadora in the infusion center of a small medical clinic. Tom is there for a course of antibiotics and Isadora goes daily for her chemotherapy infusions. She fought and beat cancer four years before, but the disease has come back with a vengeance and its return has made her depressed and angry.
The play’s title refers to the polished quartz crystal that Tom gives Izzy. Red jasper is believed to have healing properties.Duane Weekly as Tom and Lana Hartwell as Isadora in Michael Madden’s “Red Jasper” at Lamplighters Community Theatre. Izzy tells Tom she’s tired of receiving casseroles in place of real visits from her son or friends; tired of people calling her “brave” or a “hero” and offering tips on miracle cures; tired of questions about what kind of cancer she has or what stage it’s in; and tired of people staring at her chest when they learn she has breast cancer.
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