What does it mean to be on the frontline in a world of P.P.E. and panic? Six healthcare workers. One hospital barista. Weaving together fiction and non-fiction, Can I Help? presents the verbatim interviews of nurses and paramedics from Queensland and beyond.

Join playwrights Aaron Dora and Renee Dobbyn for this work-in-development reading of a play born out of the pandemic.

Written by Aaron Dora & Renee Dobbyn
Creatively Developed by Stephanie Elliot & Katie Pierce
Produced & Directed by Aaron Dora
Performed by Renee Dobbyn, Stephanie Elliot, & Katie Pierce
Live stream by Steve Holowenko

Special thanks to Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre, La Boite Theatre, Margi Brown Ash, Nathan Mills, Steve Holowenko and the frontline healthcare workers who trusted us with their stories.

This project has been supported by the BEMAC Booster Pack from Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre and Regional Arts Services Network

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