SNUC - DiSalvo, Mike

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Résumé :
2m, 1f Hurricane Katrina closes in on a medical research lab. If the power goes out, the only cultures of a rare cancer will be compromised, ruining what little research exists. Andy, the young man heading up the lab, happens to also be the donor of the cancer tissue. Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC): an extremely rare, poorly differentiated, and aggressive malignant cancer of the nasal cavity. SNUC tells the true story of Andy Martin, the Tulane University med student as he fights against time, the elements, and his own disease in an attempt to preserve the research that just might lead to a breakthrough. SNUC is an engaging and powerful play ... Mike DiSalvo's work is thought-provoking, funny and heartfelt...

Biographie:
Mike DiSalvo has been a professional actor for over twenty years. His resume spans Broadway National Tours, Off-Broadway, Regional Theatre, Soap Opera, Episodic Television, and major Motion Pictures. As a playwright, his work has been presented at New York's Naked Angels, was chosen as a semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwright's Conference and The Big Apple Film Festival, and was a Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival. His play Trophy Room was given a two-week workshop by Redhouse Theatre in Syracuse, NY. His short film script, The Bridge, was a recipient of the Sunday Shorts Film Festival Best Script Award, and his play Sparrows at the Bar was selected as part of Theatre Aspen's 2022 Solo Flights New Play Festival. He has also written one-act pieces for Broadway Sacramento's Camp Music Circus, and Saint Mary's College senior One-Act Festival....

Sommaire:
because he writes about real people. - Hunter Foster, director...