Spoonie Stories: Notes To My Health

White background with a black line sketch of the comedy tragedy masks. The comedy mask has a feeding tube and the tragedy mask is wearing sunglasses and having a migraine. There is a ribbon behind them and sparkles to the side.
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About The Show

The show, which has been described as “The Vagina Monologues for Chronic Illness” is a partially devised, partially scripted piece in development. The script will feature a series of letters that members of the chronic illness community wrote between themselves and their illness, a medical professional, a caregiver, or a loved one. The letters give raw, unfiltered insight into the impact these illnesses have on the people who live with them and bring representation to a community often forgotten about. Featuring an entirely chronically ill cast, the play will showcase authentic stories for the community, by the community.

Carla is a white woman with shoulder-length dark brown curly hair and green eyes. She wears a dark gray scoop neck shirt and is smiling against a light gray background.
Carla Seet | Ensemble
Leela, a South Asian femme, smiles widely with crescent eyes. Her long black hair wisps away from her face.
Leela S. Munsiff | Stage Manager
Maggie, ablonde, white woman with hazel eyes and a brown shirt is against a blurred background. She is in 3/4 profile to the camera with a slight smile on her face.
Maggie Keenan | Ensemble
Faith, a femme presenting, bald, black, woman with alopecia and brown eyes. She is wearing a black top, against a gray wall at ¾ profile to camera with no smile.
Faith Williams | Ensemble
Sam, a femme presenting Latinè person with long brown hair. They are wearing a yellow mustard top and are smiling towards the camera with a blue background.
Sam Nieves | Ensemble
Ali (white, femme) has dark brown curly hair, light makeup, and pink lipstick and is smiling towards the camera. She has a bright blue shirt and the background is a blurred blue/brown.
Ali Hardy | Ensemble

Short Term Plans

Our short term plan for this project is to produce two shows on August 10th and 11th, 2024. We will be live streaming the event so that as many people from the community can access the show as possible. We will be featuring talk blacks with the cast and crew, and showcasing tips on our social media pages about making producing a show with chronic illness accommodations. 

Long Term Goals

Our long term goals for this project would be to continue collecting letters and produce more versions of the piece, in as many places as possible. Some may be long, some may be entirely virtual, some may take place in a rural area or non-traditional theater space. The most important thing with this project is to continue telling the stories from this community honestly and authentically.

For Updates About The Show

Cast and crew announcements, ticket information, exciting announcements, and more can be found on our social media pages and website. Follow along at @recklessthtr

Tickets can be purchased on Queens Theatre’s website. Tickets are $22. Senior and Students discounts are available. ASL Interpretation will be available at Sunday’s 3pm performance on August 11th.

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To support our show, please consider making a partially tax-deductible donation to our crowdfunding campaign through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas. Funding goes towards cast and crew stipends, productions expenses, and providing accommodations to our team.

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Fractured Atlas is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Contributions for the purposes of Reckless Theatrics are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.