ESSPY
February 22 – March 17, 2024
February 22 –
March 17, 2024
TH 7:30pm
FR/SA 2:00pm, 7:30pm
SU at 2:00pm
ESSPY is a comic-drama about a young medical student embarking on a journey he never expected. Although William is intellectually at the top of his class, he soon discovers that knowledge of science is only one ingredient in caring for a patient. While adept at making clinical diagnoses, intimate human interactions confound and bewilder him, until he encounters Anu, a young woman working as a standardized patient (SP) at his program. The play follows their sessions over several years as it moves toward a profound and poignant climax, and poses the question – can empathy and compassion ever be taught?
Content warning: Although Esspy is a comedy there are references to miscarriage and breast cancer.
Running Time
90 minutes
Advisory
All ages
- Adult Language
- Sexual Themes
- Violence
Cast
CHING VALDES-ARAN
DR. MENDOZA
Lipica Shah
ANU SHILPA
TIM LIU
WILLIAM CHEN
Creative
set design Jessica Parks
lighting design Jill Nagle
technical director Brian Snyder
costume design Patricia E. Doherty
sound design Nick Simone
production stage manager Kristen Pfeifer
assistant stage manager Rachael Malloy
assistant lighting design Janey Huber
master electrician James Lockhart
News
REVIEWS & ARTICLES
Interview: Playwright Nandita Shenoy and ESSPY at NJ Rep
“Esspy,” a New Play by Nandita Shenoy, Charts Unique Doctor-Patient Relationship
-bykennethjones.com
REVIEW -“ESSPY”, a comedy that asks, “Can compassion be taught?”
-Out in Jersey
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