2025-26 Season
Own Your Own Story!
September 21, 2025 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us after the matinee performance of Next to Normal for the Breaking the Silence: Black Families, Mental Health, and Healing Talkback. This talkback explores Next to Normal through the lens of Black family experiences, focusing on generational silence, the weight of motherhood, systemic barriers, and grief. Together, we’ll reflect on how art and storytelling can support healing and resilience in our communities.
Moderator: Nina Domingue, Griot *Culture Memory Worker* Theatre Artist & Next to Normal Intimacy Coordinator
Panelists:
Kyla Burks - Next to Normal Cast Member, Diana u/s
Kirk Eichelberger, Next to Normal Director
Tammie Jones, Sr. Director of Programs & Behavioral Health at Birthing Beautiful Communities
Mary-Francis Miller - Next to Normal Cast Member, Diana
Dr. May Wykle, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean Amerita of the Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University
Sunday, September 21, 2025
from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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