2010 REEL MIND Theatre and Film Series about Mental Illness, Living with It

May

Tuesday 2010

2010 REEL MIND Theatre and Film Series about Mental Illness, Living with It

Event Date:	Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Event Time:	7:00 PM
Event Location:	Blackfriars Theatre, 795 East Main St. Rochester
Contact Telephone:	585-325-3145

Please note this is an archived calendar event.

The 2nd Annual REEL MIND is a collaborative effort sponsored by several area organizations and supported by a grant from The New York State Council on the Arts. The series features theatre and films about mental illness that promote hope despite difficult diagnoses, and which work to break down the stigma that remains so prevalent around issues of mental illness and addiction in our society.

May 18th - Living With It - 7:00 pm at the Blackfriars Theatre - Frank LaFrazia's acclaimed one-man show which details his experiences as a teenager living with his mother who suffered from bipolar disorder.

In this theatre piece, LaFrazia revisits his life in Rochester between the ages of 13 and 18, during which time he was his mother's caregiver negotiating an obstacle course of hospital admissions, medical problems and his own coming of age. LaFrazia's work centers on the effect his dramatic monologue can have on teenagers and families facing the mental health crisis of a family member.

Series tickets are on sale now, including one ticket for either the May 18th or May 19th performance at the Blackfriars Theatre as well as one ticket for each of the films at the Cinema Theatre on June 1st, 15th & 29th. The cost for the Series is $35.00.

Individual tickets are also on sale now. Prices are:

Living With It - May 18th or May 19th - $15.00 each
Diagnosis BiPolar - June 1st - $8.00 each
Unlisted, A story of Schizophrenia - June 15th - $8.00 each
People Say I'm Crazy - June 29th - $8.00 each

Submitted by: RH Administrator, Rochester Health

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