Solo Arts Heal
Hosted by Gail Schickele
Wednesday, May 27 | 7:30 PDT
Diane Barnes | My Stroke of Luck
Zoom Studio Audience
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7:00pm Zoom Studio Audience opens
7:30pm Live MarshStream Program starts
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Additional Guests
DIANE BARNES performs excerpts from her solo show My Stroke of Luck, a captivating and inspiring story about forging a new identity after a debilitating stroke.
Richard L. Delmonic, PhD, Director of Neuropsychology and NCAL Regional Lead for Neuropsychology services at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo.
Patricia Gill, MS, MFT, is the Executive Director of the Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery. Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery offers an array of affordable rehabilitative and supportive services designed to help survivors and their families rebuild their lives after a brain injury.
Know the Signs of a Stroke!
Stroke and Brain Injury Resources
Pacific Stroke Association (Penninsula)
Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery (Larkspur)
AVM and Aneurysm Foundation (San Francisco)
Kaiser Permanente Stroke Information
Brainline (all about Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD)
Brain Injury Association of America
Artist Biography
After surviving the catastrophe that inspired this show, Diane discovered improvisation (Patricia Marsden Ryan and BATS)! “Yes, and…” the mantra of improv, opened an alternate universe for this “Humm…show me the evidence,” skeptic scientist. Diane’s first solo performance (W. Allen Taylor) shared her experience negotiating the hurdles to single parent adoption. Audience response galvanized her with the power of storytelling and launched her new career.
Diane left the practice of medicine in 2010. Now a Meisner trained actor, Diane completed The American Conservatory Theater’s Summer Training Congress (modern and classic), studied with Anna Deveare Smith, Ann Randolph, Keith Johnstone, and The D’ell Arte School of Physical Drama. Diane has appeared at The Marsh, Ross Valley Players, College of Marin, Studio One, BATS, and Pan Theater.
My Stroke of Luck has a sold out run at the United Theater Festival in NYC, and played at the Atlanta Black Theater Festival, the LA Women’s Theater Festival, and various Canadian and U.S. Fringe Festivals.
Diane, a NYC transplant, 3rd generation physician is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale University School of Medicine, board certified in Diagnostic Radiology.
https://www.dianebarnes415.com/
Solo performers present real-life, empowering stories. Transformative experiences for audiences. A theater of resilience that celebrates overcoming mental and physical life challenges and offers hope and inspiration. SOLO ARTS HEALS will include excerpts, talkbacks, and Q&A that provide education and advocacy. Readings or clips of performances will be shared by artists in conversation with Gail Schickele, whose work as a manager and producer of solo artists inspired collaboration of performing arts presenters with artists on a medical track based on their personal experience. The collective creative vision? To help communities through educational outreach and the healing power of the Arts.
