Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer.

The first play is WIT,Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

We also will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 14th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Click on the Register link to buy tickets

In conjunction with the Fairhaven Repertory Theater presentation of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit, Megan Cole will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the play - a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the beauty and puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward dying, seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

Visit the Learn More link below for information about tickets and the rest of the series.

Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit” is a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the beauty of simplicity and the puzzle of our irrevocable fate, seen through the eyes of Vivian Bearing, a 50-year-old professor of English Literature diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

On July 8th, as a special addition to the Repertory series, Megan Cole, who played the lead in this play in the original production at the South Coast Repertory in 1995, as well as in subsequent productions in Seattle, Houston and Austin, will present The Wisdom of “Wit” – a dramatized lecture about the lessons learned in WIT,, Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play- a sardonic, funny, and heart-wrenching exploration of the puzzle of our irrevocable journey toward death, as seen through the eyes of a 50-year-old professor of English Literature who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer.

Megan leads the audience through the play’s gripping story, alternately acting every character and interpreting the play’s perspectives on important end-of-life issues.  Because Megan worked directly with the playwright during the premiere production, she is able to convey the playwright’s views in an entirely unique and informative way.

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

1.5 CME credits will be available to providers for this event.

The Wisdom of “Wit” has been presented to physicians, nurses, healthcare staff, social workers, chaplains, hospice workers, students, and private caregivers at over forty teaching venues, including John Hopkins University School of Medicine, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, and Georgetown University Medical Center.  We are thrilled to be able to offer this unique continuing medical education opportunity in our community to support enhanced care and well-being of patients and those who love them. 

Registration for the CME credit ($20.00) will occur at the door.  Tickets for the Wisdom of ‘Wit’ dramatized lecture must be purchased separately in advance at www.BellinghamTheatreWorks.org. Seating is limited.

Accreditation Statement:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and Western Washington University. PeaceHealth St. Joseph is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1.5 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer. 

The second play is The Clean House. In this comedy, Lane, a doctor who is too busy to clean her own house, hires Matilde, a feisty maid from Brazil who just happens to hate to clean and spends her time trying to make up the perfect joke. To cover for the maid, the doctor's neat-freak sister, Virginia, secretly takes over the housecleaning. As Lane's personal life comes crashing down around her, we are reminded that there is humor and beauty to be found in life’s biggest messes.  Although this play is in the comedy genre, one of the characters experiences a recurrence of breast cancer and chooses not to treat it, surfacing questions about our own choices about serious illness care.

The Palliative Care Institute will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 7th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.

Because we know that the arts often provide an opening door for discussion about hard topics, the Palliative Care Institute at Western Washington University is collaborating with The Bellingham Theater Works (BTW), our local community repertory theater company, to mount a series of plays this summer through the Fairhaven Repertory Theater series.  Each play has a major character who has cancer. 

The second play is The Clean House. In this comedy, Lane, a doctor who is too busy to clean her own house, hires Matilde, a feisty maid from Brazil who just happens to hate to clean and spends her time trying to make up the perfect joke. To cover for the maid, the doctor's neat-freak sister, Virginia, secretly takes over the housecleaning. As Lane's personal life comes crashing down around her, we are reminded that there is humor and beauty to be found in life’s biggest messes.  Although this play is in the comedy genre, one of the characters experiences a recurrence of breast cancer and chooses not to treat it, surfacing questions about our own choices about serious illness care.

The Palliative Care Institute will be hosting an audience 'talk-back' after the Sunday, July 7th performance.  

Click on the Learn More link to find out about ticket prices and availability.