Peter nicks latest feature documentary the waiting room which chronicles a day in the life of an oakland ca hospital waiting room was released in 2012 to critical acclaim being named by the san francisco film critics circle as the best documentary of 2012 and shortlisted for an academy award.
The waiting room play character list.
Go behind the doors of an american public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
Three women from different centuries meet in a modern doctor s waiting room.
Earl trent an older man arrives early and is instructed by the businesslike receptionist to wait till his time.
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The play begins as three women from different historical periods gather in the waiting room of a doctor s office.
The waiting room is a scene for 3 actors for workshops competitions and classes from the published play death of an insurance salesman.
Cast and crew director producer cinematographer.
Directed by peter nicks.
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A chinese woman from the 18th century with toes rotting off due to bound feet a victorian woman who isn t so bothered by her corset as by not wanting her ovaries removed due to hysteria and a modern black woman with breast enhancements and possibly a major diagnosis are all getting treated by a well meaning doctor that is a product of the times and thus are in and out of the waiting room.
This thought provoking short play offers several powerful dramatic roles for actors.
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In a simple waiting room people arrive at their appointed time to face the unknown of what lies beyond an ominous closed door.
Victoria is a nineteenth century tightly corsetted english woman suffering from what is commonly known as hysteria.
The film using a blend of cinema verité and characters voiceover offers a raw intimate and even uplifting look at how patients staff and caregivers each cope with disease.
Forgiveness from heaven is an eighteenth century chinese woman whose bound feet are causing her to lose her toes.
The waiting rooms is a character driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an american public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
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