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Imagiscape Theatre’s “Heal Thyself” @ Royal Alberta Museum, presented by — Alberta Caregivers Association –

Jonathon

While working intensely on our documentary etc., we have done zero marketing, but happily the Alberta Caregivers Association found us.

Performance:

Royal Alberta Museum’s 417-seat Museum Theatre, Edmonton

Saturday June 13 (2009), 2:30-3:30pm, followed by a reception.
You are also invited to the ACA’s Annual General Meeting, 12 noon to 2pm.

Here’s our new Promo video about the stage show (3 minutes) + profiles of our caregiving families (4 minutes).

Alberta Caregivers Association:
If you are a family caregiver and you need information or support, we are here to help you!
Call 780-453-5088 or toll free 1-877-453-5088, or email:
karen ”at” AlbertaCaregiversAssociation.org

“I did not expect this… heartbreaking… uplifting … It is really about all of us.” 4.5 stars – Edmonton Journal

“Life at its most naked,
…. the actors escape gravity.”
- SEE Magazine

Jonathon cares for a mother with Alzheimer’s, and, he believes, a bad attitude. Full of hope, he tries to inspire her to get off the couch and join him in ecological action. When a caregiver does everything right, but still everything is wrong, what can he do with repressed rage?
Carlynn cares for a son with inexplicable crippling pain.
When completely-debilitating pain hasn’t been cured after 12 years,
what can a family do?
Struggling to transform their desperate homes, to their families they propose: “Let’s do a project together, where the project is a play, and the play is about us.”

The result is explosive drama, surprising humour, startling visuals, and breathtaking dance – a strange and stunning tapestry of hope.

Heal Thyself sincerely tests the idea that caregiving can be rewarding, and healing.

The event includes the drama/dance show, and excerpts from the film documentary.

“Heavy subject … Light and entertaining … Powerful” – VUE Weekly

More Reviews: www.imagiscape.ca/reviews !!!

Imagiscape Theatre: stage shows … workshops … documentary. www.imagiscape.ca

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