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maggie's brain

2006/2014
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Created by Jennifer Ilse & Paul Herwig
developed with Sears Eldredge & Gerry Girouard, and the cast
Original production 2006, workshopped in 2005

Sound Composition - Ben Seims
Costumes & Make up - Kym Longhi
Lighting - Paul Epton
Text - Dominic Orlando with the cast
Choreography - Jennifer Ilse
Set - Paul Herwig

Performed by: Taja Will, Karla Grotting, Paul Herwig, Taous Claire Khazem, Morgen Chang, Kym Longhi, Jim Lieberthal, Zeb Henderson Shreve, Ashleigh Penrod, James Kennedy, and Jesse Schmitz Boyd.

Original Cast:
Jennifer Ilse, Judith Howard, Paul Herwig, Diane Aldis, Heather Bunch, Katie Kaufmann, Taous Claire Khazem, Jim Lieberthal, Zeb Henderson Shreve, Jodi Hodgeson, Megan O'Dell

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   In Off-Leash Area's dance and theater fusion, the audience wades into the world of schizophrenia. Here a family is lost in a sea of confusion, anxiety, and guilt as they watch their dear Maggie being swept away by a torrent of hallucinations into an alternate reality. It is a heartfelt exploration of the effects of mental illness on a young woman and her loving family who have not yet discovered the tools to deal with a situation over which they seem to have no control.
   Using a vocabulary of frenetic gestures, sinuous acrobatics, and a visual landscape drawn from artists Dan Flavin and Francis Bacon, Maggie's Brain brings an intense focus on the human behind the illness with the hope of shattering the stigma and prejudice of the mentally ill through a performance experience that is both emotionally powerful and transforming.

Photos by Aleutian Calabay
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  • HOME
  • About
    • History - Mission - Vision
    • Directors
    • Awards
  • support
    • connect the dots
  • our work
    • COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
    • Mainstage >
      • Minotaur (2022)
      • Mulier Dierum (2021)
      • The Time Is (2018/2019)
      • "Paws & Effect" (2018/2019)
      • "Dancing on the Belly of the Beast" (2017)
      • "AfterWind" (2016)
      • Maggie's Brain - revival (2006/2014)
      • Psst! - revival (2005/2013)
      • Rip Romp & Howl (new short works) (2012)
      • Now Eye See You, Now Eye Don't (2011)
      • Expedition of Coat (and me) (2010)
      • The Jury (2009)
      • Our Town (after T. Wilder) (2009)
      • Ivan the Drunk and His Terrible Tale of Woe (2008)
      • Border Crossing (2007)
      • Our Perfectly Wonderful Lives (2006)
      • Crimes & Whispers (2006)
      • Predator Prey (2004)
      • The Sunrise Cafe (2002)
      • Archy & Mehitabel (2001)
      • ZAP Kunst! or PRESTO It's Art! (2001/2003)
      • The Gryphon: Ancient Tragedy, Modern Myth (2000)
      • The Bellman's Song (1999)
    • Micro-Stage >
      • i want to change the subject, again (2021)
      • S.A.M.O. (2015)
      • Le Squat (2010/2011)
      • A Cupboard Full of Hate (2005/2006)
      • Philip Guston Standing On His Head, Standing Philip Guston On His Head (2004/2006)
    • Neighborhood Garage Tour >
      • About the Neighborhood Garage Tour
      • 2023 Neighborhood Garage Tour
      • Stripe & Spot (learn to) Get Along (2014/15)
      • The Picnic (2012/2013)
      • A Gift for Planet BX63 (2006/2010/2011)
  • ON STAGE now
  • Audition/Workshops
  • off kilter
    • about off-kilter >
      • Off Kilter Community Meetings
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