Cast members rehearse for “The People with the Trees in Their Chest,” a new play about healthcare that runs for two days only June 21- 22 at The Grand Annex Music Hall in San Pedro. Told through the story of one family dealing with health issues, which includes a doctor who has a tough choice to make, a new theatrical work making its debut in San Pedro is part play and part call for social justice.
The play is being presented in partnership with the Grand Vision Foundation and California Arts Council. Shawn Christopher Lovell Nabors is the playwright behind “The People with the Trees in Their Chest,” a new play about healthcare that runs for two days only June 21- 22 at The Grand Annex Music Hall in San Pedro.
The play tells the story of a young Black doctor named Chauncey, who is portrayed by Nabors. Chauncey loses a patient because of the hospital’s negligence and has to decide whether to protect the reputation of the hospital or tell the truth about what happened.