Two-time transplant recipient to play lead role in production about subject
The Tin Woman tells the story of a woman who receives a heart transplant and has the opportunity to meet the family whose loss made her second chance at life possible.
Based on a true story, it weaves wit and sarcasm through bouts that promise to pull on the heartstrings, as Joy grapples with survivor’s guilt and the family manages its loss.
The Battlefords Community Players will be presenting Sean Grennan’s work in February and March with a special touch — the role of Joy played by Cheryl Olson, a two-time heart transplant recipient who has, in a rare instance, met both of her donors. Through speaking with Grennan, it is believed she is the first actual transplant recipient to play the part.
“It is not my transplant story, but there are elements I relate to very much and reading through the script, there have been times where I have to stop and kind of compose myself a little bit as it kind of hits close to home,” she said.