Harold Herman Lab Theatre
2PM & 5:30PM
In my late teens, I started my journey of realization with my mental health. For years I thought depression and anxiety were the reasons I struggled so much in life. But they were only symptoms of my unrealized ADHD. Neurodivergence is something incredibly under-researched within women, with most of our understanding of the disorder being based on research done on men. I would love the opportunity to create a piece that displays the day-to-day struggle of having ADHD (especially as a woman) and to deconstruct misconceptions surrounding the disorder. I want this to be a fully immersive experience, with sight and sound overlapping so much that audiences will feel overwhelmed; eventually I want them to understand that my brain is just as overwhelming. It’s very important to me that any neurotypical audience member can watch this piece and leave it with a newfound understanding of a disorder I struggle with every day.
In-person performance/presentation
15–20 minutes
Katie Rundell, actor
Maddie Kee, actor
Nick Bissey, actor
Olivia Kouletsis, actor
Andrew Springer, actor
Jillian Reef, actor
Katie Marston, actor
Emrie Branch, actor
Morgan Berkheimer, music therapy
Tori Baker, theatre design & production support