Soundside

This Seattle playwright's latest show is about his terminal illness. But don't worry, it's funny.


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Consider yourself cordially invited to Brendan Healy’s memorial service. 

That’s because the Seattle playwright is sharing his experience of living with, and dying from, a terminal illness. 

His newest play is called "Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!)" If you go, you’ll get a front-row seat to remembrances of Healy’s life. But the play also promises audiences pictures of puppies, so there’s a little bit of something for everyone. 

He’s putting the production on through Pony World Theatre, which he co-founded in 2009. It opens on October 23 at 12th Avenue Arts, so we caught up with Brendan before he hits the stage. 

Guest:

  •  Brendan Healy, the Seattle playwright behind "Eulogy, or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it!)"

Related links:

  • Seattle playwright navigates living with terminal illness in new show | The Seattle Times
  • Pony World Theatre

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Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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