This is a family, although different from what you might think. Bri and Sheila love their daughter. Each of them uses laughter as a sword, a shield – as a way to get through their situation, engage with one another, and at times, to hide from their pain. Join this family as they wrestle with coming to terms with their child’s disability, each other, and what family really means.
Today, 50 years since the play’s premiere, we still debate the same complicated questions at the heart of Bri and Sheila’s disputes. What constitutes “quality of life”?