Wit

There are few plays that I enjoy watching twice here. Overall, there are very few plays where the subject matter isn't pure plot-driven but stops you in your track and makes you think, reconsider your own attitudes, habits and beliefs.

'Wit' by Margaret Edson is one of them. The subject matter isn't the lightest. It deals with a literature professor who has stage IV ovarian cancer and while undergoing experimental chemotherapy, undergoes a progression of emotions and beliefs, going from being a tough intellectual to rediscovering humanity and kindness - all the while drawing analogies to the poetry of John Donne, with humorous wit. Not easy to do.

Raleigh's Little Theatre does not do many contemporary productions,, but they did this presentation of Wit superbly. If you haven't seen the play yet, I highly recommend it, but do keep a handkerchief handy....