The Breakthrough
SCENE 1
[The date is August 20, 2016, in the evening. The
auditorium is full of guests.]
DR. BAINES:
We're here to recognize a woman who, a few short
wooks ago, did something in her lab that could
conceivably change the face of medicine. The
antibiotic she discovered will soon be a staple on
pharmacy shelves, a highly effective weapon against a
variety of illnesses. Dr. Parsons, please join me on stage.
DR. PARSONS:
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing my
research could help humankind. [Gotting flustered] But,
like all scientists, I owe a great deal of thanks to the
fantastic professionals who work alongside me every
day, and so it is with great humbleness that I accept
Which information does the reader know
before it is revealed to another character in
the play?
Dr. Parsons's assistant agrees it is time to go
home.
Dr. Parsons drops off the samples before
leaving for the day.
Dr. Parsons's assistant knocks over a test
tube while cleaning up.
Dr. Parsons finds that the bacteria numbers
in the petri dish have decreased.