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Scientist's Cancer Tech Sparks Ethical Clash in Venture Capital

3/18/2026

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Story summary

A play centers on Willa, a research scientist, pitching her cancer prediction technology to a venture capital firm.
Initially dismissed, she gains attention from May, the protégé of company boss Paul.
Chelsea Walker directs the production, which uses a fast pace to explore ethical tensions between science and profit.
Paul begins as an idealist, but his profit motive overshadows his intentions, and Willa's views on race and genetics complicate discovery.

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Story summary

A play centers on Willa, a research scientist, pitching her cancer prediction technology to a venture capital firm.
Initially dismissed, she gains attention from May, the protégé of company boss Paul.
Chelsea Walker directs the production, which uses a fast pace to explore ethical tensions between science and profit.
Paul begins as an idealist, but his profit motive overshadows his intentions, and Willa's views on race and genetics complicate discovery.