The Frontline Health Workers Digital Theater project created by Elevate Theatre Company, LLC in partnership with Penn Nursing uses the viewpoint of those working in the Penn Medicine health system as inspiration for two original digital theatrical performances. The plays are based on the first-hand perspectives of frontline health workers and will be followed by a panel discussion with Penn Medicine and Penn Nursing health experts covering themes of burnout, vaccine hesitancy, medical racism and how art can be leveraged to heal.
The Plays
SILOS, transpires over one day at a hospital, two years into a global pandemic. Over the course of this day, we see first hand how shared trauma has strengthen the bonds between people while they rely on each other for support, strength and hope.
Matthew Armstead performed Dr. Omarion
Did you know there’s music on the moon? Astronaut is a nurse, treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dad is one of them, trying to get better. Child is a poet, struggling to understand. All are alienated, pining for reconnection with the world. Tonight, will they land in a place where they can better care for themselves and each other? A Soft Landing is an intimate, grounded look at the public health issue plaguing the nation.