There is a New Lady in Town
The play includes a monologue from her
Park Avenue surgeon, who had 33 malpractice settlements against him. Audience
members later said that they could see his side of what went wrong.
During the discussion conducted by
patient safety leaders following each night’s performance, audience members
described their mixed emotions and "sympathy" for the plastic surgeon,
but have also said that they gained greater understanding of a health system
that is broken.
"I have been to two Broadway
shows this week," one woman said during the discussion. "This is
way up there with them."
This is a powerful play, not
just because of the spectacular acting, but because we arrive thinking we know
what it will be about, but we leave wondering: Can we really "blame" anyone,
or is it the system that is letting the public down?
After the Sunday afternoon performance Suzanne Mattei,
Director, New Yorkers for Patient & Family Empowerment, handed out a
detailed description of the actual case from court records, and a patient’s
bill of rights. Mattei led a brief discussion following the play.
Dean Scott Schildkraut, who plays the surgeon and
gives a powerful and compelling performance as a doctor who wants to make women
beautiful, explained to the audience during one talkback that he researched the
doctor and found he had done some important work before this tragic event.
Lady from
Limerick leads us on
a rollercoaster ride of emotions, wondering who to feel sorry for and asking how
this can even be a problem in a modern healthcare system.
Are patients taking surgery seriously enough? Are
clinicians being monitored closely enough? Are people being given enough
information to make informed choices?
You will laugh and you will cry but most of all, you
will think….
You still have time to see it. Next
shows are April 17, 18, 19 and 20. Order tickets now or call to reserve your seat: (212) 254-1109
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