What does it mean to be your brother’s keeper? In Arthur, Reading, a play about mental illness, Carol struggles to balance the needs of her brother, Arthur, who suffers from schizophrenia, with her own. With compassion and humor, the play explores Arthur’s relationships with his sister and with Michael, his case manager and friend.



ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Elaine Brousseau is a playwright based in Providence, Rhode Island. Elaine’s plays include One-on-One, The Gift, Sales Pitch, Assisted Living, At the Creation, New West, Divide and Conquer, All the World’s A Stage, and The Lady Romeo. Her work has been read or produced at theaters and festivals throughout the United States, including at the Boston Theater Marathon XXI; Culture*Park Short Plays Marathons (MA); Firehouse Center for the Arts 2020 New Works Festival (MA); the Providence Fringe Festival (RI); Re-Imagine Theatre (RI); Lemon Live Microplay Festival (on Zoom); St. Luke’s Little Theater (RI); WomensWork Theatre Collaborative (RI); the Orange Players (CT); Raze the Space Theatre (CA); and BoxFest Detroit (MI). A member of the Dramatists Guild and a founding member of the Blue Cow Group (a group of Providence-based playwrights), Elaine has taught writing for many years at Providence College.