
He said, ‘You’ve got to live.’ … The team was so supportive. My brother was standing over me, and he reminded me about my son, Brandon, and baby girl, Trina. Next thing I know, I woke up at UNC-Chapel Hill. The next thing I remember was that my family was around me. When I got burned, they took me to the hospital in Lumberton, but my burns were so severe. At this time in my life, I was already struggling with self-esteem issues. “My burns are the result of domestic violence, which led to me being set on fire at the age of 23. Stories like burn survivor Sharon Thompson-Journigan’s: Lawton collaborated with the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center through a Kenan Creative Collaboratory Grant to conduct interviews for ‘ARDEO.’ (photo by Christine Rucker) In partnership with Bruce Cairns, chair of the faculty and director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals, and with support from an inaugural Kenan Creative Collaboratory Grant, she will tell the stories of burn survivors and their care providers - chaplains, nurses, doctors, social workers and family members. When I write plays, it’s always in response to a connection about the world.”Ī staged reading of her latest one-act play, ARDEO (Latin for “to burn”), will be showcased May 14 and 15 at the UNC School of the Arts and UNC-Chapel Hill. Even now, I look out my window and see the luscious, gorgeous green. “I grew up in a farm community in east Texas, and I was always digging around in the dirt and exploring the world around me. “For me science is a natural connection to the arts and to playwriting because it’s about discovery,” said Lawton, who is also a dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company. UNC assistant professor of dramatic art and playwright Jacqueline Lawton has always had an appreciation for the crossroads of art and science, a theme that repeatedly finds its way into her work. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.Foreground, from left: Kathryn Hunter-Williams and Jacqueline Lawton in rehearsals for ‘ARDEO’ at the UNC School of the Arts. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top.Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”. Click on the “ Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom.Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Switch off the toggle to turn it from “ Enabled on this site” to “ Disabled on this site”.Click the AdBlocker Ultimate icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.“ Block ads on – This website” switch off the toggle to turn it from blue to gray.

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