Book details

  • Genre:drama
  • Sub-genre:Women Authors
  • Language:English
  • Pages:116
  • eBook ISBN:9798218780241
  • Paperback ISBN:9798218779870

Cracked Open

By Gail Kriegel

Overview

"A powerful, heartfelt journey through love, loss, and resilience—Cracked Open explores the raw truth of teenage mental illness and the unbreakable bonds of family, brought to life by 11 actors portraying 32 unforgettable characters."
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Description

A powerful new play exploring mental illness and family resilience. With a cast of 11 actors portraying 32 characters, CRACKED OPEN is a story of love, struggle, and the power of family. A loving family is broken apart with the onset of mental illness in their 17-year old daughter. And the whole family enters the wilderness: the absurd, comical and nightmarish maze of doctors, psychiatrists, social workers, a supermarket variety of diagnoses and medications. As they grope through the darkness, the violent consequences of a poorly run state facility, and the fierce stigma of mental illness—the family finds a new way to come together again.
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About The Author

GAIL KRIEGEL (Writer and Director) is a celebrated playwright whose accolades include a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, the One World Arts Award for Theater that Bridges Worlds, and the Ruby Lloyd Apsey Award for distinguished playwriting. Her work has been chosen for inclusion in the Archives at Lincoln Center. Gail wrote the book, music, and lyrics for SWEETEE, produced to critical acclaim at the Signature Theater in NY and directed by the legendary Patricia Birch. ON THE HOME FRONT has been showcased globally, including the National Black Theater in Washington, DC. SEVEN, a docudrama written with six award-winning playwrights, has been performed worldwide in over 35 languages. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Maestra, ASCAP, BMI, and the League of Professional Theatre Women and serves as Artistic Director of the East Broadway Theatre Project.
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