New Jersey Stage August 2014 | Page 35

a sensitive topic?  Any ideas why that might be? I’m not sure. My play is a comedy-drama. Parts of it are funny; parts of it should hurt. Much of what these characters are going through is painful and horrifying. It’s my intention to treat the topic with sensitivity. I have close family members who suffer from various mental illnesses. These conditions aren’t a joke. But sometimes it’s important to laugh. Humor can be avoidance or a way of not feeling. It can be cutting a