In the Lounge Passageways: Songs of Connection, Abnormal & Sublime Written, performed, composed by Amy Oestreicher
About This Show
Passageways explores the physical and emotional repairs that accompany the path to recovery from a decade of the playwright’s autobiographical trauma, including sexual abuse by a trusted mentor, rapidly succeeded by a gastrectomy, coma, organ failure, six years unable to eat or drink a drop of fluid, 28 reconstructive surgeries and the long-winded journey of PTSD that follows. This multidisciplinary narrative explores trauma through the archetypal hero’s journey, incorporating live-painting, movement, and original music while illustrated by mixed-media art, and visual media. The story follows the exploration of a woman redefining ‘home’ after trauma. She recreates herself through the discovery of the arts and is able to reclaim her voice and rejoin her community. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder begins a call to adventure through an archetypal hero’s journey.
About the Artists
Amy Oestreicher is a PTSD specialist, mixed media visual artist, author, writer for Huffington Post, TEDx and RAINN speaker, award-winning health advocate, actress and playwright, sharing the lessons learned from trauma through her writing, artwork, performance and inspirational speaking. She has headlined international conferences as a keynote speaker on female empowerment, arts and trauma. Gutless & Grateful, her one-woman musical autobiography, since its NYC debut in 2012, has won national awards. Her writings have appeared in over 70 online and print publications, and her story has appeared on TODAY, Cosmopolitan and CBS. She’s currently touring a mental health advocacy/sexual assault awareness program to colleges nationwide and her book, My Beautiful Detour, will be available this May.
Bob Goldstone has had a 30+ year career in New York as a pianist, music director, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, teacher, concert soloist, coach, and writer. His credits span the Classical, Musical Theater, and Pop worlds. His eclectic resume ranges from accompanying the New Haven Opera while he was an undergraduate at Yale, to coaching Sanjaya (of American Idol notoriety) for a Broadway audition.
Shellen Lubin, currently directing the Bistro Awards for Sherry Eaker, and several plays for the PDW of The Actors Studio, is the 1st VP & Past President of the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, past VP of the League of Professional Theatre Women, and an elected member of the National Theatre Conference
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Credits
Musically arranged and musical direction: Bob Goldstone
Directed: Shellen Lubin
Video Production Design: Shannon Epstein