Original sentence: Adaptations of the play often give the lead character, Lewis, a voice stuttering problem himself (ultimately, to highlight the imperfection of the whole human race).The patients make up a wide spectrum including Doug, a pyromaniac; Cherry, a sex-addicted, Lewis-addicted romantic and compulsive liar; Julie, a philosophical junkie; Roy, a manic-depressive with a passion for theatre; Henry, an older, silent man, previously a lawyer; Ruth, obsessed with counting and Zac, a drugged up pianist
Edited sentence: The patients make up a wide spectrum including Roy, a manic-depressive with a passion for theatre; Cherry, a Lewis-addicted romantic and compulsive liar; Ruth, obsessed with counting and distinguishing illusions and reality; Doug, a pyromaniac; Julie, a pretty junkie; Henry, an older, silent man, previously a lawyer and Zac, a drugged up pianist