The Effect--San Francisco Playhouse
I have been seeing a lot of plays in the Bay Area recently. Last night, I was at the San Francisco Playhouse and saw something that was interesting that blew my mind about science and medication. It was The Effect and I was amazed. Keep in mind, a few times I wondered if I would fall asleep because I was dead tired and have not been in the best mind-frame. The premise is this: two people, Tristan and Connie, are participating in a research study in a controlled environment. Connie is new to this kind of study and Tristan has participated in this kind of research before. The psychologist supervising this study, Lorna, makes sure nothing, absolutely nothing, deters from getting the results she needs, including keeping the participants separated from each other, especially when they fall in love. Now, experiments are amazing things but also can be dangerous when handled improperly. For one thing, not all experiments go to plan. Things can hap...