When: May 11–12
Where: First Floor Studio, 120 Bank Street, New York
Price: Free
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #workshop, #intimate, #dementia, #interactive, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory (see below)
You enter from the street. A nurse welcomes you silently, then leads you further inside the theater. You notice she is holding a folder with your name on it. You see a bus stop sign hanging on the wall, a chalk circle drawn on the floor, a door blocked off with caution tape. The nurse moves her hands strangely and carefully above your head, then opens your folder. You see a form labeled: “Advanced Directive for Dementia Patients.” A woman in black enters. She looks you in the eye with compassion and says: “You are safe. You are home. You are loved.” Shouting is audible in the next room. A patient has been missing all night in an ice storm. Her father wants answers now.
Is Memory Home a polestar of hope and radical freedom? Or is it a mismanaged institution run by a traumatized and delusional director?
Coats, purses and phones not permitted (coat check is provided).
This experience is in development and is being treated as a workshop production.
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Office facilities provided by Thymele Arts, in Los Angeles, CA.
Contact Level: None to Light (Business/Acquaintance)
Content Advisories: Themes around dementia, elder care, and aging.
Venue is accessible.
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