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Waiting Room
by Diane Flacks
directed by Richard Greenblatt
January 06, 2015 – February 15, 2015
Mainspace
Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – At all.
–Emily Dickinson
What are you willing to risk to save a life? A doctor embarks on a ground-breaking medical experiment despite the objections of his colleagues. Meanwhile, a couple are torn about whether the doctor has what it takes to save their baby. This is a play about life in the waiting room of a major children’s hospital. This is a play about medical compassion and risk. This is a play about families who find the will to keep going. This is a play about the needs of the heart and the extremes of medicine. This is a play about breaking the rules. This is a play about hope.
★★★ out of 4: “Wonderfully acted; [with] tragic authenticity” (Toronto Star)
★★★ out of 4: “Deeply personal; [Flacks] definitely knows of what she writes…sharp detail” (The Globe & Mail)
NNN: “totally honest and touching; often powerful” Flacks & Greenblatt “weave tales together skillfully” (Now Magazine)
“An amazing piece of theatre; I cannot recommend this play enough” (Post City Magazine)
“I was entirely absorbed; I cannot imagine that anyone would be unmoved” (Mooney On Theatre)

Waiting Room is approx. 2 hours and 10 minutes long with an intermission.
Cast and Crew
Writer – Diane Flacks
Director – Richard Greenblatt
Assistant Director – Stephen Joffe
Lighting Designer – Bonnie Beecher
Set and Costume Designer – Kelly Wolf
Sound Designer – Reza Jacobs
Projection Designer – Cameron Davis
Associate Lighting Designer – Nic Vincent
Stage Manager – AJ Laflamme
Apprentice Stage Manager – Robin Munro
Script Coordinator – Susan Bond
Actors – Ari Cohen , Michelle Monteith , Jordan Pettle , Jane Spidell , Jenny Young , Warona Setshwaelo