PATHOGENESIS was originally developed at Nashville Repertory Theatre as part of the Ingram New Works Project.
Read the play on the New Play Exchange.
Read the play on the New Play Exchange.
A global pandemic, a dangerous cure.
And a father / daughter relationship set to explode at the end of the world.
And a father / daughter relationship set to explode at the end of the world.
A new infectious pathogen is discovered in a remote village in Belgium---a supervirus that means nothing less than the beginning of the end. One of the world’s leading scientific minds has figured out a way to stop the outbreak, but his theory is untested, unthinkable, and unsupported by the CDC. While it could save most of the planet, it would cost millions of lives. Regardless of that risk, he’s convinced it’s the only way to save us all. What’s more frightening is, he might be right. He can’t execute his plan alone, and the one person he’s trying to convince to help him--- a brilliant young scientist and insider at the CDC---is the one person who could stop him: his daughter.
The question is, should she?
The question is, should she?
Me with the cast of the Ingram New Works Festival reading. Pictured (l-r): Evelyn O'Neal Brush, Brian Russell, Jeremy Sony, Chris Bosen (director), and Patrick Waller. Not pictured: Liz Walsh (stage directions)
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About The Ingram New Works ProjectThis annual new play incubator at Nashville Rep brings together regional playwrights and a nationally recognized writer (in 2014, it was Doug Wright) to write and workshop new plays throughout the season. The writers are given access to the talented professional actors of Nashville and the support of the artistic staff of Nashville Rep. Meeting throughout the season, the writers work on their own plays while being a support structure for each other in this development process. This new play lab culminates with the annual Ingram New Works Festival, which showcases each play in a reading. This amazing development opportunity is supported by funding from Martha R. Ingram, co-founder of the project.
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Special Thanks
Martha R. Ingram, Rene Copeland, Nate Eppler, Dean Poynor, Andrew Kramer, Doug Wright, Chris Bosen, Brian Russell, Evelyn O'Neal Brush, Patrick Waller, Elizabeth Walsh, Laura Crockarell, Jaclyn Shaull, Cecilia Lighthall, Shane Burkeen, Matthew Carlton, Daniel DeVault, Daniel Mark Collins, Henry Haggard, Nashville Repertory Theatre, and HowlroundTV.
Watch the reading from the 2014 Ingram New Works Festival
Watch readings of all four plays from the 2014 Ingram New Works Festival on HowlroundTV. (Click images below)
