Congratulations to the cast and crew of
Patient A
by Lee Blessing
Directed by Kent Knutson
for winning a
*Starred Performance*
in the 2010 State AA One Act Play Festival!

Festival Results

Back L-R (standing): Simon Wentzel, Heather Oas, Jacob Fazzio,
Grant Ruckheim, Nathaniel Irvin, Katelin Delorenzo, Ryan McCartan,
Griffin Dooling, Josh Swanson, Troy Goemer
Front L-R (sitting): Kayla Kallman, Emily Jordano, Devan Barlow,
Becca Hanson, Phil Holt, Jennifer Leone
Not pictured: Hayden Rendos, Kent Knutson (Director)
photo: Bryce Larson
 

Lee Blessing's exploration of the experience of Kimberly Bergalis, whose case marked the first known instance of HIV transmission from a health-care worker to a patient. Issues of testing, discrimination and personal responsibility are examined against the larger backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in America.

What the critics had to say about Patient A:

"[Blessing's] appetite for moral complexity has never been more challenged and his capacity to avoid settling for mere indignation has never been more welcome than in Patient A." —Time Magazine.

"In PATIENT A as in TWO ROOMS, Mr. Blessing reveals his commitment to social action." —NY Times.

"[Blessing] uses his gifts to help us delve further into the great mystery of AIDS." —NY Newsday.