About this project
The Breaking Up With ED project was conceived in 2011, to benefit the National Eating Disorders Association (or NEDA.) Its purpose is to educate the public about the reality of eating disorders and the disordered thinking that goes along with them. How they can strike anyone. The forms ED can take. How far it has spread into the modern psyche without us even realizing it. And how to strike back.
Eating disorder survivors, their friends and families, and educators are being interviewed. Men, women, girls, boys, everyone and anyone who has had a brush with ED is talking and sharing their stories. These interviews will be transformed into monologues, and the monologues woven together to one long ensemble piece, with several actors playing multiple roles, each portraying a different face of ED. The project will be performed this upcoming summer in the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C.
All profits from this project will be donated to NEDA to support their ongoing work in outreach and education for eating disorder awareness.
breakingupwithedproject.tumblr.com
http://www.facebook.com/breakingupwithed
Many thanks to all the survivors who bravely shared their stories with me. You guys are so wonderful.
And thanks to Nick Torres for use of his song "Tsunami."
FAQ
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Yes! Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/breakingupwithed.
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It's scheduled for July 12th - 29th, 2012. This show will get a time slot and show every day during that time period in a single venue.
Update 2/7/12 - we're officially in the Fringe! Venue details will be listed on Facebook and Tumblr in March.
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Capital Fringe entry fees, travel expenses so the show can be toured around to theaters outside of DC, actor compensation, advertising and publicity, and space rental for rehearsals. All those pesky details of getting a show up and running.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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Special Thanks on the Breaking Up With ED Tumblr website.
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Special thanks on the Breaking Up with ED Project Tumblr and a special thank you in the program.
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Special thanks on the webpage, program, and a signed thank you note from the director.
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Special thanks on the webpage, program, a signed thank-you note from the director, and two seats for a preview production of "Breaking Up With ED" performances in July. If pledger is unable to make it to DC for a showing, a program will be mailed to them, signed by all cast and crew of the project.
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Special thanks on the website and in the program, a special thank-you note from the director, and four seats for a preview production of "Breaking Up With ED" performances in July. If pledger is unable to make it to DC for a showing, a signed program from the cast and crew will be mailed to them, as well as a signed poster from the event.
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Special thanks on website, in the program, a note from the director and a signed program from director and cast, and a special performance of the "Breaking Up With ED" project anytime after July 2012 in the DC area OR a DVD copy of the performance if pledger is not located in the DC area, as well as a signed poster and program from the cast and crew.
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I'm a graduate of the UVA theatre program, and the Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company. I love working in every area of theatre, backstage and onstage, and directing is a particular favorite.
I conceived the Breaking Up With ED Project after my first NEDA walk in November 2011. I'm in recovery for an eating disorder, and that walk was the first time I publicly came out about my illness. I was amazed at all the incredible people I met at that walk, and I was really moved by two particular speakers who worked for NEDA, Robbie Munn and Kathleen MacDonald. They spoke of the difficulties NEDA has in funding and in reaching out to as many people as they need to. I found myself really wishing there was a way that I could help NEDA in my own way; having worked in theatre for so long, I started wondering if maybe there was a way to combine my particular skills with my desire to help get the word out there about eating disorders.
Thus, the Breaking Up With ED project was born. And right now I'm getting to meet some of the most amazing and strongest people I've ever known, and I can't wait to share their stories.
