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
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