Michael Milligan of New York acts out a scene from his play “Mercy Killers” Monday in Guyon Auditorium at Morris Library. Milligan, a Broadway actor and playwright, has performed this play around the country for the last two years. Milligan said he developed the play when he encountered the healthcare system. “The play was written because I wanted to make a contribution to the discussion around healthcare and address it from a humanistic point of view,” he said. Milligan said he got a lot out of acting in a one-man play. “It’s an extraordinarily intimate experience with the audience,” Milligan said. “When you’re on stage, you forget everything else, and it’s intensely alive and meaningful.” The play, under the moniker “Mercy Strain”, is showing Oct. 19 at the American Theater Company in Chicago.

Lewis Marien • Daily Egyptian