Wit Study Guide

As the play opens, Vivian Bearing walks onto the stage. She is wearing two hospital gowns, a hospital identification bracelet and a baseball cap, as she tows an IV pole behind her. She begins by warmly greeting the audience, feigning familiarity, asking several random strangers how they are doing today. She tells the audience that ironically she gets this question more often now, "How are you feeling today?" (read more)