Presented by:
Evolve Company
Written by:
Edward Einhorn
Directed/Designed/Performed by:
Barry Weil
Neurological Condition:
Autism (Asperger's Syndrome)
Synopsis:
A Pinocchio tale in reverse, presented as a fairy tale from a foreign culture—the culture of people with Asperger's Syndrome. Features puppetry and design elements inspired by the work of autistic artists.
Press:
"Painted in brash, electric colors, Weil's puppets express a surprisingly great variety of reactions with cleverly inventive minimalism. What makes the piece so effective is that Einhorn never boxes its hero in by pathologizing his Aspberger's syndrome." nytheatre.com
"Outstanding puppetry work." Hi Drama
Doctors Jane and Alexander
Presented by:
GeminiCollisionWorks
Written by:
Edward Einhorn
Directed by:
Ian W. Hill
Neurological Condition:
Dementia
Synopsis:
Playwright Edward Einhorn takes text from his interviews with his mother, a psychologist now suffering from dementia, about his grandfather, a hematologist who discovered the Rh factor. Mixing those interviews with interviews of other relatives, his mother's doctoral thesis, a comic about his grandfather, true crime accounts, and many other sources, he creates a portrait of himself, his mother, and his grandfather, and what binds all three. It all gets interpreted through the eyes of noted downtown director Ian W. Hill.
Actors:
Gyda Arber
Fred Backus
David Brown
Jorge Cordova
Meredith Kaunitz
Alyssa Simon
Press:
"Alyssa Simon brings some weight to her performance as the mother; her physicalization of the woman's debility has real poignancy." nytheatre.com
The Taste of Blue
Presented by:
The Transformative Theater Company
Written by:
Alexandra Edwards
Directed by:
Julia Martin
Neurological Condition:
Synesthesia, Eidetic Memory
Synopsis:
The sound of the saxophone is blue. The letter O is blue. And blue tastes good. A woman describes her world, in which every sense calls up another. When the world turns gray, she must turn to her own imaginary landscape, filled with memories, to find something delicious.
Actors:
Amy Montgomery
Vestibular
Presented by:
Monkey Business Productions
Written by:
Kelly R. Haydon
Directed by:
Jolie Tong
Neurological Condition:
Meniere's Disease
Synopsis:
As vertigo routinely attacks a former dancer stricken with Meniere's Disease, an informal conversation with his nurse turns into a revelation that challenges the idea of dependency as a passive force.
Actors:
John Grady*
Jason Liebman*
*Member of Actors Equity Association
Production Team:
Stage manager: Taylor Keith
Press:
"Excellent writing" Hi Drama
