Plays Written by Joseph Dougherty
CHESTER BAILEY
PITY CASSANDRA
TURNOUT
MRS. DOYLE
Synopses:
CHESTER BAILEY (2M) In 1945, in a hospital in Long Island, a young man named Chester Bailey has fallen under the charge of Dr. Philip Cotton. Chester is recovering from devastating injuries that have made his imagination the safest haven he has, while Cotton is tasked with figuring out the best way to heal this unusual patient. When Chester weaves a vivid fantasy about a beautiful woman from his past, Cotton-who is wounded by his own disappointments in life and love-is forced to make an ethical decision that calls into question everything he has ever known and believed to be true. As he is left wondering how he can pierce the bubble of Chester’s illusion without leading him back to a reality of pain and loss, Cotton comes to his own realizations about the fragile nature of love and hope-and the saving grace of the imagination.