# SNUC

## Metadata

- Slug: snuc
- Type: Full-length Play
- Genre: Drama
- Acts: 1 act
- Duration: 90–120 minutes
- Cast: Small (1-6)
- Cast Summary: 2m, 1f 
- Technical Requirements: Flexible
- Performing Groups:
  - Professional Theatre
  - Community Theatre
  - College/University
  - High School/Secondary
- Primary Image: https://content.uproartheatrics.com/jlh80u2widz24mo9r9vmp8i3sz02

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## Authors

- By Mike DiSalvo (author slug: mike-disalvo)

## Overview

**Hurricane Katrina closes in on a medical research lab.** If the power goes out, the only cultures of a rare cancer will be compromised, ruining what little research exists. Andy, the young man heading up the lab, happens to also be the donor of the cancer tissue.
*Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC): an extremely rare, poorly differentiated, and aggressive malignant cancer of the nasal cavity.*
*SNUC* tells the true story of Andy Martin, the Tulane University med student as he fights against time, the elements, and his own disease in an attempt to preserve the research that just might lead to a breakthrough.
*SNUC* was a [Eugene O’Neill Playwright’s Conference](https://www.theoneill.org/npc) semifinalist in 2017 and received a reading at [Naked Angels](https://www.nakedangels.com/) 1st Monday Reading Series in 2016.
"*SNUC* is an engaging and powerful play about the struggles and uncertainties of being diagnosed with a rare disease. Mike DiSalvo's work is thought-provoking, funny and heartfelt; because he writes about real people." - [Hunter Foster](http://www.hunterfosterofficial.com/index.html), director

## Plot

*SNUC* tells the true story of Andy Martin, a young man diagnosed with a form of cancer so rare that no research had been done on his particular strain. There were no numbers, no databases, no information. So, rather than put his affairs in order, Andy decided to accept admission to Tulane Medical School and perform that research himself—*on himself*. Research which was ultimately compromised by Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of the Tulane Campus.

## Cast

| Name | Role | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| ACTOR 1 | Principal | Andy Martin: early 30’s, Tulane medical student. |
| ACTOR 2 | Principal | Kevin: Andy’s best friend and lab assistant. 
Dad: Andy’s father; a worrier.  
Various Doctors.
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| ACTOR 3 | Principal | Chief Tyler: Head of Oncology at Tulane University.
Hannah: Andy’s older sister.
Mom: a calm balance to Dad.
Alex: a bartender.
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## Materials

### Available for additional fee:

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 60-Minute Talkback with the Creator | A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded. |
| Video Recording License | License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance. |

## Production Images

| URL | Caption | Credit |
| --- | ------- | ------ |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/hlronxwh0co9iy7ypx81repat02o | Adam Kemmerer | Rick Hamilton |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/owydgfj9llhau37zd7rxpmm3q6o3 | Adam Kemmerer | Rick Hamilton |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/pmda8pa2vlm89egmhwwo9n40t8v9 | Naked Angels Theatre Company: Samantha Soule, Haskell King, Jon Norman Schneider, Hunter Foster, Mike DiSalvo |  |