by Jeff Metcalf
October 1 - October 19, 2008
A one-man piece based on Metcalf's experiences through diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. A frank and insightful tale of a man at a life-altering crossroads. Commissioned and development by Salt Lake Acting Company.
Jeff Metcalf is an award winning writer and teacher. Jeff lives in Salt Lake City, Utah where he teaches literature and playwriting in the English Department at the University of Utah. Metcalf is the recipient of the Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education, a Fulbright Memorial Scholar Award, the National Council of English Teachers Award, the Lifetime Advocacy Award from Writers @ Work, grants from both the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Arts Council and numerous other teaching awards. His work for Salt Lake Acting Company has included: Where To? in Cabbies, Cowboys and the Tree of the Weeping Virgin, and readings of Homecoming and Between Worlds as part of the SLAC's New Play Sounding Series. When he is not writing, Metcalf can be found fly fishing the great trout waters of the West.
Radio Play
Hear the 53 minute radio version of A Slight Discomfort from American Public Radio's Hearing Voices program. The radio play, starring Paul Kiernan, also features playwright Jeff Metcalf and links to prostate cancer and men's health web sites which he found particularly helpful.
Touring
A Slight Discomfort is available for touring. If you or your organization are interested in booking a touring production of A Slight Discomfort, contact David Chambers at 801-363-0526.