The media and public are also invited to take advantage of the special performance, put on by Ann Arbor's Performance Network and sponsored by several U-M programs. The reading will begin at 1 p.m. in the Dow Auditorium of the Towsley Center, followed by one large and several small group sessions open to a limited number of interested viewers. It centers around a college professor's experience with terminal breast cancer as she navigates the medical system and her own emotional response to her condition. Its organizers hope it will stimulate the students and others to examine the nexus of art, medicine and compassion at the end of life. Since the patient and the doctors are academics, Ann Arbor audiences will especially enjoy the dry humor at their expense.
More information is available here .
U-M physicians and others have provided props and guidance on medical issues to the performers. This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.