| Monday Dec 01, 2014 7:30 PM - Tuesday Dec 16, 2014 7:30 PM | $15.00 - $25.00 |
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TELL ME WHAT YOU REMEMBER by Erasing the Distance
DECEMBER 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 & 16 AT 7:30PM
The December 16 performance is sold out. If you would like, we can place you on a waiting list if you send us a message. Please include the number of tickets you would like and a phone number to contact you.
Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission. Audience talkback after every show.
Tell Me What You Remember depicts the true story of one family's life-altering battle with depression, using their distinct journey to illustrate the universal truth of how deeply depression can impact both those who suffer, and those who love them.
Tell Me What You Remember is commissioned by co-producer Rebecca's Dream.
Every performance will be followed by a talkback moderated by ETD Founder/Executive Artistic Director Brighid O'Shaughnessy and Turning Point Behavioral Health Center CEO Ann Fisher Raney, LCSW, BCD.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Advance $15 tickets are available for Students, Seniors and Groups (10+).
Adapted by: Gedalya Chinn
Directed by: Nikki Zaleski
Cast: Graham Brown, Jennifer Mathews*, Stephanie Stroud, Eileen Vorbach+ & Fred Wellisch
Story Collectors: Tom Barrett, Reena Benson, Jared Fernley*, Stephanie Grady & Brighid O'Shaughnessy*
Stage Manager: Rachel Staelens
Set Design: Jacob Watson
Lighting Design: Will Dean
Sound Design: Matthew Chapman
Video Design: Liviu Pasare
*Erasing the Distance company member
+member of Actors Equity
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Erasing the Distance (ETD) collects true stories from people whose lives have been impacted by mental health issues. Tell Me What You Remember is told in ETD's signature docu-drama form, using the real words of the storytellers. However, in a departure from ETD's standard monologue format, the stories in Tell Me What You Remember are shaped into a more interwoven narrative.
Tell Me What You Remember is the culmination of ETD's year-long Depression in Families Project, which was commissioned by Rebecca's Dream and led by the creative team of producer Brighid O'Shaughnessy, director Nikki Zaleski, and adapter Gedalya Chinn. The project began in late 2013 with a series of workshops training students and volunteers on story collecting and shaping. After the initial stories were collected and transcribed, script devising and development workshops continued throughout the first half of 2014. A public reading of the piece was held in July 2014, and feedback from that reading helped shape the final script.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This production is approximately 60 minutes followed by a 30 minute talkback and is performed without an intermission. Due to the nature of the programming, please note that latecomers will be asked to wait for an appropriate time to enter the house and then directed to seats at the discretion of the House Manager.
LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Tell Me What You Remember is performed at Filament Theatre, located in Chicago's northwest Portage Park neighborhood at 4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue. It's in the Six Corners area where Cicero, Milwaukee and Irving Park Road come together. There is street parking available, as well as free parking in the nearby Sears store lot, on Cicero just north of Irving Park Rd.
ABOUT ERASING THE DISTANCE
Founded in 2005 and currently seen by more than 50,000 people, Erasing the Distance is a nonprofit organization that sheds light on mental health issues through theatre. For more information, visit www.ErasingTheDistance.org.
This production is supported in part by Rebecca's Dream, Walgreens, The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Special Events, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and ETD's Crowdrise Campaign Supporters.
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LocationFilament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 14 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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