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McMaster University - play by Claudia Spadafora
Honours Performance Series: Silent Treatment - McMaster University
Education
Hamilton, Ontario
March 16, 2017 - March 17, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1693873147576481/
HONOURS PERFORMANCE SERIES: SILENT TREATMENT
Written and Directed by Claudia Spadafora

"I felt everything, and I was ashamed.
And then I felt nothing, and I was ashamed.
And shame was all I felt."

Silent Treatment is a story of living with mental illness in a world that denies, invalidates, romanticizes and/or misunderstands. Little girls grow up being told they’re overdramatic, silly, or vain. Little boys are taught that having emotions make them weak, and that weakness makes them worthless. In movies and television, mental illness is used constantly in contexts of violence and amorality, where “crazy” people are villains or used for shock value. On the other hand, if our protagonist is mentally ill, we can rest assured that by the end, some girl with pink hair with love him hard enough that his depression will disappear. This is not real life. When these are the only visible and widely discussed examples of mental illness we have, it’s no wonder that so many people live under the burden of stigma.

VENUE: The Blackbox Theatre, L.R. Wilson Hall, McMaster University
DATES: March 16 & 17, 2017
TIMES: March 16th - 2:30pm & 7:00pm; March 17th - 12:30pm & 9:00pm
RUNTIME: 50 minutes
TICKETS: Admission is free!

Content Warning: This play contains mentions and situations of self-harm, depression, anxiety, and discussion of suicide.

Cast:
Severine Salvador
Kristi Boulton
Robert K. Brown
Kiran Matharu

Crew and Creative:
Writer/Director/Sound Designer- Claudia Spadafora
Stage Manager: Jamie Kasiama
Set/Costume/Props Designer: Brianna Seferiades
Lighting Designer: Moxi Cheng
ASM: Maddie Krusto
Operator: Sarah Zhi
Set Assistant: Scott Adams

Special thanks to Dr. Peter Cockett, Patrick Brennan, Taras Cymbalisty and everyone else who contributed to the development and production of the play.

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HONOURS PERFORMANCE SERIES LINEUP:

WEEK ONE:
FIRST CLASS
Created by: Genavieve DeCaria, Omobola Olarewaju, Madeleine Szlafarski
Dates & Times: March 16th - 12:30pm & 9:00pm; March 17th - 2:30pm & 7:00pm
SILENT TREATMENT
Created by: Claudia Spadafora
Dates & Times: March 16th - 2:30pm & 7:00pm; March 17th - 12:30pm & 9:00pm

WEEK TWO:
HEADCASE
Created by: Troy Abrams, Emily Mailing, Charles Wallace
Dates & Times: March 23rd - 12:30pm & 8:00pm; March 24th - 1:30pm & 7:00pm
GO HOME
Created by: Cathy Huang & Kristina Felicitas Kuhnert
Dates & Time: March 23rd - 1:30pm & 7:00pm; March 24th - 2:30pm & 9:00pm
COVE
Created By: Senjuti Aurora Sarker & Lisa Ziegler
Dates & Time: March 23rd - 2:30pm & 9:00pm; March 24th - 12:30pm & 8:00pm

WEEK THREE:
THE EIGHTH DAY: A POLITICAL DRAMA
Created By: Kyle Billie, Liam Harris, Chris Morritt
Dates & Time: March 30th - 12:30pm & 9:00pm; March 31st - 2:30pm & 7:00pm
BROKE
Created by: David Allan Louis Jackson & Andrew Walker
Dates & Time: March 30th - 2:30pm & 7:00pm; March 31st - 12:30pm & 9:00pm

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