Genetic Testing Sends
Janice Underwater
Playwright Tom Matthew Wolfe
discusses his latest play
By Gary Wien
Tell me about the play.
Clare Drobot, resident dramaturg
and producing associate for
Janice Underwater, described it
as sort of a coming of age story
for a woman in her thirties. I think
that’s a good way of looking at it.
Janice is going through hard
times. She gets a letter from her
schizophrenic mother, whom
she hasn’t seen in twenty years.
Her father shows possible early
signs of Alzheimer’s disease. She
avoids dealing with either situation. Instead, she mails out some
genetic tests she got online and
the anxiety this creates leads to a
blowup at work and triggers