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visions of her mother, which occur throughout the play. She tries to find paying work as a visual artist (her true passion), make her rent, maintain her sanity, and make the right choices for herself and her family as she waits for these test results. She even initiates a romance with her troubled super along the way. Things don’t turn out as she expected. lence felt right for Janice. Whether she’ll need to move back to Hillside is a question for her. How do you personally feel about genetic testing?  Do you think the benefits outweigh any moral questions? Or is it something we shouldn’t be playing around with? It’s great that people can get a glimpse of their heritage through A number of the scenes actugenetic tests, or that people who ally take place in parts of Union find out they have a predisposiCounty.   Were those locations tion towards coronary artery disoriginally in the script or did you ease, for example, might be inchange them for the producspired to make lifestyle changes tion? to prevent sudden death. But I’m These locations were originally in not sure how I feel about this as the script. I grew up in Hillside and yet another commodity in a free know all these places described in market. Direct to consumer gethe play. I wouldn’t change these netic tests should be regulated locations for a different producto make sure that people aren’t tion. There’s something important exploited and given inaccurate about naming Conant Avenue or or unverified health information. Bloy Street or the Pulaski Skyway. That’s happening with some reSome of these places conjure up cent FDA intervention and that’s a old memories for me, not all of good thing. It raises moral questhem pleasant. This deep ambiva- tions on a personal level too. After Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com pg 33