A fast-paced story about moving slow.
A fast-paced story about moving slow. Award-winning Dallas actress Sherry Jo Ward chronicles her struggle with Stiff Person Syndrome, an incredibly rare disease which impairs her mobility and causes her unexplained pain. Part stand-up comedy, part PowerPoint presentation, STIFF is a “must-see” theatrical event – a unique and engaging first person account of what it means to re-assess one’s own goals and ambition when confronted with a life-altering diagnosis.
STIFF was the unanimous standout at the Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT) in Dallas. It won recognition for Best Actress and Best New Play from the Dallas-Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum and now receives its Austin premiere in co-production with Austin Scottish Rite Theater.
“…a funny, profane, wrenching confessional from someone who never expected to find herself on the ‘short bus.'”
-Dallas Morning News“…one of the most honest, funny, compelling and unforgettable pieces of theater you might see in your lifetime.”
-TheaterJones.com
$15 regular tickets or $10 for seniors (over 65), youth (under 12) and disabled.
Phone: 512-472-5436
Email: info@scottishritetheater.org
2018/04/19 - 2018/04/20
Additional time info:
The performance is about 70 minutes. A conversation with the artist will be held after each performance.
Austin Scottish Rite Theater
207 West 18th Street, Austin, TX 78701