The Shadow Saver
A portrait of the inner life of an ER physician who finds his calling and his personal life in conflict. The play leaps between daily encounters with patients, breakfasts with his wife, and the farcical grotesquerie of his dreams, toward a grasp of his own mortality.
Written by Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller
Performed by Conrad Bishop, Elizabeth Fuller & Neal Hartley
Directed & designed by Conrad Bishop, music by Elizabeth Fuller
Puppets by Robert Smythe
Full-length; 2m/1w + puppets; unit set.
Produced by The Independent Eye, premiering Jan. 18, 1995 at Old City Stage Works (Philadelphia, PA). Produced in collaboration with Theater for the New City (New York, NY), premiering May 25, 1995. Total of 28 performances.
