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 Set to birth a culture of ecological imagination & collective creation, Let's Play House pits the creative spirit against its ultimate test - chaotic caregiving.
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As performed at conferences and AGMs, along with workshops and Neurogenesis and other presentations:
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Set to birth a culture of ecological imagination & collective creation, Let's Play House pits the creative spirit against its ultimate test - chaotic caregiving.
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Is it good? "I was too moved and astonished and raw after the curtain to stay "The best thing I've done all year." - Judith Amundson "I left the theatre with a lightness I have not felt for a long time. ... a support group focused on your play would be so much more healing and awakening than a LOT of other groups I have been to."
"The rain was horrendous - and a nightmare to get my husband around in - but the answers to my - Sharon Watts, Ministry of Community and Social Services "Intensely personal..., it explored both the limits and potential of art... It was at turns hilarious and heart-wrenching." - Eva MacDonald "I was deeply moved, riveted at times, surprised often, and delighted overall. ... My own private miracle unfolded on stage before me. ... Sheer brilliance. " - David Jan Jurasek, MFA, RDT, CCC "The honesty was mind-blowing. You had me crying and laughing at the same time. ... so revealing and so touching ... so much spoke deeply to me." - Barbara Sauvé, RN "Profound is an over-used word, but this was profound. “I saw 22 shows - only yours made me cry" - Chloe Whitehorn, Best of Fest winner
“I have no connection to caregiving, but I connected more with this show than any other" - Lara Masterson
"The highlight of the festival" - Barrie Edwards "You gave me a great gift." - Katie Binnersley “It continues to inspire important conversation" - Angela Bischoff, Toronto But what do caregiving pros think? "Brilliant - I was totally enthralled - you have a very important play here. "Every caregiver both professional and informal should see this."
- Peta Collings, Manager of Volunteers, Agapé Hospice, Calgary
"Helps us all." - Dale Goldhawk, then-President, Alzh "The play prompts and enables people to talk about issues most of us avoid. "provides the deepest experience of the caregiver's life"
- Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, President, Elder Caring Inc./Soins Elder Caring "Excellent - a real roller coaster of emotions. Thanks so much." - Dan McGale, Executive Director, S.C.A.P.D. -- Simcoe County Assoc. for the Physically Disabled
"An extraordinarily accurate and penetrating portrayal ... Tremendous wit and tenderness...
brought tears to not only myself, but each of my four friends." - Stephen Douglas, Psychotherapist "We look forward to using it to educate professionals and support caregivers across Canada."
– Jane McCarthy, A.L.S. Society Canada, Director of Services & Education
"What a great start to the conference!" "Thank you for opening my eyes"
"Every moment was surprising yet perfect" "It elevated my life to art - I am living my life on your storyline"
- Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy, conference feedback "Excellent - very intelligently written; brilliantly performed" - Barbara Perry, Regional Coordinator, Alberta Association of Registered Nurses "You give everyone new hope." - Barb Beecroft, Leisureworld Director of Nursing "Let’s Play House gripped me throughout the show... Even now!" "I saw it on a whim and will be ever-grateful I did." And the Media? All media reviews thus far:
Our work has also been featured in a 2-episode special on CBC TV's "Moving On",
and Jonathon and his mom were interviewed about Alzheimer's on CBC TV's "Connect with Mark Kelly". |
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The Need Over one million Canadians provide care at home for the chronically ill, equivalent to the work of 276,000 full time employees, saving the health care system over 5 billion dollars annually. 1 Employees juggling work and family cost Canadian employers at least $2.7 billion a year in lost time, and employees miss 19.8 million days of work each year due to work-family problems. 2 36% of informal caregivers are over the age of 70. 31% have a household income of less than $25,000. An estimated 46% are clinically depressed. 3 Caregivers themselves need help. The Project Let's Play House pits the creative spirit against its ultimate test - chaotic caregiving. The project has five elements (so far): the touring stage show, the DVD version of the stage show, the upcoming documentary for broadcast and
DVD, public speaking presentations and workshops.
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Stephenson, M., Sawyer, E., (2002). Continuing the Care: The Issues and
Challenges of Long Term Care. CHA Press Ottawa, ON
2 Duxbury,
Linda, PhD, Chris Higgins, PhD, and Karen Johnson, PhD.
"An Examination of the implications and Costs of
Work-Life Conflict in Canada."
3American
Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, www.aagpgpa.org;
"Geriatrics and Mental Health - The Facts"
