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SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE

MadKap Productions presents:

"Side Effects May Include" is a daringly funny and provocative one-man show about early onset Parkinson's disease. Phil is a stand-up comedian, living a reasonably happily married life. His only complaint? Wife Maggie's waning sex drive. It provides ample fodder for his stand-up act -- until she is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and their life takes an unexpected turn -- some of it for the better. Based on a funny, touching, true story, former Seinfeld writer, Marc Jaffe shares his own experience and finds that sometimes it's not the disease that changes us, but the side effects...

"Side Effects May Include " offers audiences a hysterical roller-coaster ride through escalating mountain of pills, dangerous yet faithful liaisons, secrets, questions of manhood and womanhood, age, desire, more pills, stage fright, bed fright, a few more pills, love, and ultimately, an exploration of the fear that our personalities, hopes and passions may be little more than non-tamper-resistant chemical reactions stirred up in mischievous corners of our brain.

MadKap Productions is honored to have been chosen to produce this play. MadKap will be contributing 10% of the proceeds to an organization that was set up by Marc and Karen Jaffe in support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The name of that organization is "Shaking with Laughter".

We have the support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation:
"While we do not endorse any theatrical works, or other creative endeavors, it's worth noting that Marc Jaffe has approached his difficult topic and his family's private challenges with humor and a sense of optimism. And those are two attributes that all of us at MJFF particularly prize.

By Marc Jaffe (former SEINFELD writer) and Eric Coble

Starring: Andrew J. Pond

Directed by: Wayne Mell Produced by: Wendy Kaplan