by Daniel Thau-Eleff
Direction and Dramaturgy…………………………………..Chris Gerrard-Pinker
Set Design……………………………………………………………………..Joe Kalturnyk
Lighting Design…………………………………………………………….Steven Hunnie
Stage Manager…………………………………………………………….Jessica Freundl
Production Manager…………………………………………………………..Rob Rowan
Publicity Design……………………………………………………………….Ian Mozdzen
Photography…………………………………………………………………….Leif Norman
Produced by……………………………………………………………..Daniel Thau-Eleff
Featuring:
Dr Michael Zipkin…………………………………………………………..Harry Nelken
Dr Michael Zipkin…………………………………………………………………Eric Blais
The story of a doctor, diagnosed with an illness, who has to learn to take his own medicine.
Dr Michael Zipkin is a psychiatrist. He goes from appointment to consultation to meeting, all day, every day. While his younger, hotshot self is still with him, Dr Zipkin is now in his sixties and idealism has faded into the reality of working in an institution. Meanwhile, Dr Zipkin is beginning to experience symptoms – the shaking hand (or “tremor”) of Parkinson’s Disease. As he wrestles with the diagnosis, Zipkin recalls scenes from his childhood and young adulthood, discusses the lessons he has learned and receives visits from a costumed superhero.
Premiered in Winnipeg in 2011.
Photos by Leif Norman