WaterTower Theatre presents The Manic Monologues

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Photo by Paris Marie Productions

When creator Zack had his first psychotic break and was diagnosed with bipolar in May 2017, he was just finishing his PhD at Stanford University — and his world imploded. Would mental illness dictate his whole life? Would everything change? Zack was underwater, and his then-girlfriend Elisa (and future co-creator) had no way of knowing whether her happy, gregarious partner-in-crime would ever resurface.

One of the hardest parts about those early days was the absence of relatable, lived experiences. Zack and Elisa decided to create a play based on true stories to disrupt the stigma around mental illness. It resulted in a series of vignettes they called The Manic Monologues.

The play will have its regional premiere at WaterTower Theatre, enhanced by movement & music for the first time to bring an immersive experience of this important piece to the theater community.

When creator Zack had his first psychotic break and was diagnosed with bipolar in May 2017, he was just finishing his PhD at Stanford University — and his world imploded. Would mental illness dictate his whole life? Would everything change? Zack was underwater, and his then-girlfriend Elisa (and future co-creator) had no way of knowing whether her happy, gregarious partner-in-crime would ever resurface.

One of the hardest parts about those early days was the absence of relatable, lived experiences. Zack and Elisa decided to create a play based on true stories to disrupt the stigma around mental illness. It resulted in a series of vignettes they called The Manic Monologues.

The play will have its regional premiere at WaterTower Theatre, enhanced by movement & music for the first time to bring an immersive experience of this important piece to the theater community.

WHEN

WHERE

WaterTower Theatre
15650 Addison Rd, Addison, TX 75001, USA
https://watertowertheatre.org/index.php?p=event/the-manic-monologues/2023-04-19

TICKET INFO

$43

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