Goodbye Doctor
Psykout! Is honored to Be producing Goodbye Doctor, a play written by the internationally renowned author and psychoanalyst Betty Milan.
The play tells the story of Seriema, a Brazilian woman descended from Lebanese immigrants. After miscarrying twice, Seriema divorces her husband and flees her native Brazil for Paris. There, she encounters the famous psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, and the two begin an in depth analysis of Seriema. Soon, Seriema uncovers fantastic secrets buried in her unconscious mind, and Lacan, the seemingly indefatigable psychoanalyst, reveals his own inner turmoil. All the while, Seriema, The Doctor, and the audience are challenged by "The Voice", a manifestation of the unconscious that burrows into their souls and uncovers their deepest emotions, and by Maria, Seriema's mother figure and spiritual guide. By the end, both analyst and analysand reckon with the conflict brewing within their own unconscious.
Goodbye Doctor had a staged reading at the Brazilian Consulate in NYC on September 17th. We are incredibly grateful to the Consulate for their official support of our project. We will be performing at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre A.R.T./New York Theatres 502 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019 from October 24th through November 3rd. Tickets are on sale now!