The God Committee at James Downing Theatre

Medicine, money and morality clash when the heart transplant selection committee of St. Patrick's Hospital have only minutes to decide which of three patients will receive a heart that has suddenly become available; a heart which is being frantically couriered through heavy downtown New York City traffic on its way to the hospital. The committee - four physicians with diverse and opposing viewpoints, a registered nurse with justified concerns, a Catholic priest who is also a lawyer, and a disabled social worker whose humor is a form of emotional self-defense - must quickly determine the most qualified recipient of a heart transplant. With several desperate candidates near death and only a single donor heart, time is running out. Based on real events, and a cross between "Twelve Angry Men" and "E.R.", "The God Committee" transports the audience through the rising stress and tension of the debate, as medical professionals clash over this crucial decision.