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This Seattle playwright's latest show is about his terminal illness. But don't worry, it's funny.
Description
Consider yourself cordially invited to Brendan Healy’s memorial service.
That’s because the Seattle playwright is sharing his experience of living with, and dying from, a terminal illness.
His newest play is called "Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!)" If you go, you’ll get a front-row seat to remembrances of Healy’s life. But the play also promises audiences pictures of puppies, so there’s a little bit of something for everyone.
He’s putting the production on through Pony World Theatre, which he co-founded in 2009. It opens on October 23 at 12th Avenue Arts, so we caught up with Brendan before he hits the stage.
Guest:
- Brendan Healy, the Seattle playwright behind "Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!)"
Related links:
- Seattle playwright navigates living with terminal illness in new show | The Seattle Times
- Pony World Theatre
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