Apr 5 – May 4, 2008
MONKEY ROOM
a world premiere play by KEVIN FISHER
directed by MARK ROUTHIER

a presentation of the Magic Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Initiative

Four monkeys in an HIV-research lab do not become sick despite repeated injections of the virus – but why?  Ava, the new head of the lab, must solve the mystery to find a breakthrough vaccine before her funding is cut. This daring new comic drama explores the lengths people go to fight for what they believe in. 

Playwright Kevin Fisher is a researcher himself and was one of the presenters at the 14th International AIDS Conference. The HIV-vaccine research continues to be in the headlines since the unexpected failure of Merck’s Step vaccine, one of the most promising in the field.  Mining the inherent drama of the high-stakes field of research funding, Fisher takes an insider look at one scientist’s personal mission to keep her funding to continue her work on a cutting-edge HIV vaccine.

Producers
Delia Ehrlich
Dr. LeeAnne Sera & Jon Geniesse
Bruce W. Jenett & Nola E. Masterson

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