A Staged Reading of Begotten Not Made by Paul Meade

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Off-Broad Street Theater at 17th and Sansom Street

Begotten Not Made by Paul Meade is the culmination of a playwriting competition commissioned by The Irish Council of Bio-Ethics. This unique initiative presents an intersection between science and the arts and allows for the possibility of exploring challenging philosophical and medical themes in a theatrical form. The play consists of three interwoven stories. The first relates to a successful couple who are struggling to conceive a child through IVF; the second is the story of a married couple who are travelling to Switzerland for an assisted suicide; the third strand tells the story of a brother and sister, one of whom was born as a ‘savior-sibling’ for the other, for the use of stem-cells. There will be a staged reading of the play followed by a talk with the playwright.

Paul Meade is a writer, director, actor and artistic director of Gúna Nua theatre. From Limerick, Paul trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, and later received an M.A. in modern drama from U.C.D. Work as a writer includes: Scenes From a Water Cooler, Skin Deep, Thesis, and Trousers.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is Philadelphia's home for contemporary plays from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Now in its ninth year, Inis Nua performs at the newly created Off-Broad Street Theater at 17th and Sansom Street.