“Two years ago my wife committed suicide. Watching this play has helped me understand some of the things that might have been going on for her. And in my family too, about trauma and habit.” - Audience Member
My Brain Is Plastic by Arlin McFarlane is a coming of age story about a girl, her troubles, and hope. This one-woman show uses the lens of neuroscience to help us realize that we all have the capacity to re-wire our brain, and thus change our habits, because of our incredibly plastic brain. This show ran as a part of the 2016 Magnetic North Theatre Festival June 14 to 18. To go to the show's website, click here!
THE PROJECT
Arlin's interest in how a girl comes to know her father was informed particularly by Norman Doidge’s first book, The Brain That Changes Itself. The audience views the story through several lenses provided by the characters on stage, a live camera feed, sourced imagery and original music. The story has grown and developed over the past five years in collaboration with Marten Berkman, Erin Corbett, and Jordy Walker. Arlin values the encouragement and curiosity she's received from the community that has resulted in this story of a girl, her troubles, and her hopes.
Arlin's interest in how a girl comes to know her father was informed particularly by Norman Doidge’s first book, The Brain That Changes Itself. The audience views the story through several lenses provided by the characters on stage, a live camera feed, sourced imagery and original music. The story has grown and developed over the past five years in collaboration with Marten Berkman, Erin Corbett, and Jordy Walker. Arlin values the encouragement and curiosity she's received from the community that has resulted in this story of a girl, her troubles, and her hopes.
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THE MY BRAIN IS PLASTIC TEAM
Arlin McFarlane - writer/director France Perras - actor Jordy Walker - sound design/tech Erin C. Corbett - video designer Marten Berkman - live camera Nicolas Filteau - lighting designer Linda Leon - set/costume designer Sam Finton - technical assistant Nicolas Filteau - production manager Ken Cameron - consultant RP Singh - community outreach |
France Perras rehearsing end of May 2016 for the production of My Brain is Plastic at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival
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TESTIMONIALS
Feedback written on the Feedback Board during the run at Magnetic North Theatre Festival:
Feedback written on the Feedback Board during the run at Magnetic North Theatre Festival:
- Enjoyed the play. Happy to learn the brain can be reprogrammed to be positive.
- Well done. Both Entertaining and Educational. THANK YOU!
- This will help me in my journey as a parent.
- Great! Wonderful to see the play. I really see a future for this in helping others.
- Good balance of explicit and inferred information.
- Everyone who works with people who have experienced trauma (i.e. social services) needs to see this!
- Beautiful blend of science, info, emotion.
- Well acted! So many characters played by one!
- Thank you Arlin & France and crew. I am touched and helped.
- I loved the combination of theatre/storytelling that engages me and induces understanding, with the factual info and useful tools, very effective! Loved it!
- Well done. Very interesting and informative.
- So much new information and so much feeling, amazing
- Stories like this need to be told.
- I wish everyone could see this.
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STUDY GUIDES & RESOURCES
Study Guide Download the study guide here. Learn more about addictions, resources for students, families and communities: www.hss.gov.yk.ca www.canadarehab.ca www.Yukonwellness.ca www.DrGaborMate.com www.helpguide.org www.HumanStress.ca www.littledrum.com www.drdansiegel.com |
Indigenous Youth Best Practices: www.beatnation.org www.darearts.com www.redwiremagazine.com www.taniawillard.ca www.reelyouth.ca www.cbc.ca/8thfire Splintered Craft: www.facebook.com/splinteredcraft |
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