Boston's New Production Of Play, "Pru Payne," Uses Comedy To Cope With Memory Loss

By Courtney Cole, CBS Boston

October 29, 2024

BOSTON - About 55 million people around the world are living with dementia, and that number is only expected to grow. In SpeakEasy Stage's new production of "Pru Payne," the audience sees how memory loss impacts family and connections.

Boston-based actor Karen MacDonald stars as Pru, a notable writer and art critic who is diagnosed with vascular dementia.

MacDonald says it's a big challenge for her character as "someone whose whole life has been about words, all of the sudden she starts losing them."

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