Well

The acclaimed writer and performer Lisa Kron's newest work is all about her mom. It explores the dynamics of health, family and community with the story of her mother's extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this solo show with other people in it, Kron asks the provocative question: Are we responsible for our own illness? But the answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for when the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory. Lisa Kron has received numerous honors, including several OBIE Awards, the Cal Arts/Alpert Award, the Bessie Award and the GLAAD Media Award. Ms. Kron lives in New York City and Los Angeles. This Play Is Not About My Mother And Me, Begins Lisa Kron In Well. And Yet, She Has Brought Her Mother, Ann, On Stage With Her. Needless To Say, Ann Disrupts The Proceedings And Soon The Actors Lisa Has Hired To Enact Her Multicharacter Exploration Of Issues Of Health And Illness Discover That Ann Is Considerably More Interesting Than Lisa's Play. In The End, Lisa's Carefully Constructed Narrative Collapses, Leaving Her To Contemplate The Notion That Wellness Lies In Our Ability To Embrace The Complexities And Contradictions Of Life. Well Is A Surprising And Funny Play That Ultimately Acknowledges The Heartbreaking Challenge Of True Empathy, Even Toward Those We Love The Most.--jacket. Lisa Kron. Author's Theatrical Exploration Of Issues Of Health And Illness Both In The Individual And In A Community, By Using Her Mother As An Example.

The acclaimed writer and performer Lisa Kron’s newest work is all about her mom. It explores the dynamics of health, family and community with the story of her mother’s extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this solo show with other people in it, Kron asks the provocative question: Are we responsible for our own illness? But the answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for when the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory.

Lisa Kron has received numerous honors, including several OBIE Awards, the Cal Arts/Alpert Award, the Bessie Award and the GLAAD Media Award. Ms. Kron lives in New York City and Los Angeles.

"Lisa Kron's richest achievementsis a deeply affecting play."--The New York Times