‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience
这是一场秀. 这是一项健康倡议. And free performances for faculty, staff and students began Jan. 10.
阳光. 汽泡纸. The fact that sometimes there is a perfect song to match how you’re feeling.
是什么赋予了你生命的意义? 每一件美好的事,” a one-actor performance by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, explores this question through theater and delves into topics of mental health and well-being.
节目表演, hosted by PlayMakers Repertory Company and Student Affairs, are part of a campus-wide effort to destigmatize conversations around mental health. 学生, faculty and staff can attend a public performance of 每一件美好的事” at Current ArtSpace & 工作室1月. 10-16免费, thanks to a 北卡罗来纳大学系统 grant intended to build resiliency among the campus community.
马修·多纳休 in 每一件美好的事” by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Directed by Tom Quantaince (Photo by HuthPhoto)
《太阳城娱乐城》是一部亲密小说, interactive performance designed to bring audiences together in celebration of the little things that make life worthwhile. 这种身临其境的体验融合了喜剧, improv and audience interaction to tell the story of someone learning to grapple with their own life experiences in the shadow of their mother’s struggle with suicidal depression.
公开演出结束后, 每一件美好的事” will travel to every school at Carolina and to various University units from mid-January until early February 2024. Each performance features Master of Fine 艺术 students enrolled in the Professional Actor Training Program.
一年级研究生演员 马修·多纳休 said the performance destigmatizes conversations around mental health and does so in a comedic and accessible way.
“It is an honor to be able to tell this story,” he said. “I hope the audience will walk away feeling like they don’t have to struggle alone.”
Sanjana Taskar in 每一件美好的事” by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Directed by Tom Quantaince (Photo by HuthPhoto)
薇薇恩·Benesch, 《太阳城娱乐》的艺术总监, said she hopes the performances will continue to integrate the arts as a dimension of mental health. “We hope these performances strike a chord in our community and lead to additional transformational projects to support health and well-being.”
艾米·约翰逊, 负责学生事务的副校长, said this initiative launches a new semester and continued opportunities to showcase the abundance of mental health resources at Carolina, 包括 高跟鞋护理网.
“We are enthused about this approach as a new avenue, 还有一个创意, 艺术频道, for continuing our dialogue about mental health and well-being at Carolina,”她说。.
The UNC School of 社会工作 and its Mental 健康 First Aid programming will support re太阳城娱乐城 efforts and facilitate brief post-show discussions. Additional support will come from counselors and from 同伴支持资源.
