Actress Chryssie Whitehead presents In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder, a deeply personal, but widely relatable new autobiographical play (with music) that chronicles her own and her late mother’s shared experience of mental health. The production is at The Abrons Arts Center on Monday, January 22 at 7:00 PM. Direction is by Bryan Knowlton, with musical direction by Nick Wilders, plus Tiffany Weiss (violin), Mackenzie Lesser-Roy (cello), Jared Mathis (drums) and Rick Snell (guitar).
In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder unravels Whitehead’s diagnosis with Bipolar Disorder at the age of 38, while simultaneously making peace with the passing of her mother. Parts comedy, tragedy and love story, the show is an honest look at the generational patterns and behaviors interwoven between a mother and her daughter as they lived out vastly different lives with regard to their mental health. After the performance, Whitehead is joined by Dr. Alisa Hurwitz for an open conversation with the audience in a safe and affirming space.
The production seeks to help stop the stigma behind the still rarely discussed disorder and normalize conversations around mental health, so people feel less shocked or ashamed upon diagnosis or when someone they love is diagnosed. The show promotes and raises funds for mental health services in the communities where it is presented.
Chryssie Whitehead has been working 25 years in the entertainment industry. She began her career as a dancer for the Rockettes and has since had a career in film, television and Broadway as an actress, dancer and singer. Her Broadway debut wasnin the revival of A Chorus Line as Kristine. Additional Broadway credits include Kitty/Velma US in Chicago and Kathy in Company (Lincoln Center with Neal Patrick Harris). Film and television work includes West Side Story (Steven Speilberg) and” Grey’s Anatomy.” Whitehead has also crossed over to the creative side, directing and/or choreographing, as well as staging educational productions.
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The Abrons Arts Center is located ar 466 Grand St., NYC
