what’s that he coming back mommy it’s not he’s not why not mommy
by 2050 107 million people will be
by 2050 107 million people will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease
affected by Alzheimer’s disease
affected by Alzheimer’s disease hi I’m Cristina watchmojo.com today
hi I’m Cristina watchmojo.com today
hi I’m Cristina watchmojo.com today we’re gonna be looking at a play that
we’re gonna be looking at a play that
we’re gonna be looking at a play that brings this issue to the forefront of
brings this issue to the forefront of
brings this issue to the forefront of public consciousness can you tell us
public consciousness can you tell us
public consciousness can you tell us what the premises of the place swan song
what the premises of the place swan song
what the premises of the place swan song of maria the play was influenced by a
of maria the play was influenced by a
of maria the play was influenced by a ballerina that i met when i decided to
ballerina that i met when i decided to
ballerina that i met when i decided to return to ballet after more than a
return to ballet after more than a
return to ballet after more than a decade and hearing stories about her
decade and hearing stories about her
decade and hearing stories about her life i became really interested in
life i became really interested in
life i became really interested in writing a play that would incorporate
writing a play that would incorporate
writing a play that would incorporate her into it and then after that i went
her into it and then after that i went
her into it and then after that i went to see a production of Swan Lake and the
to see a production of Swan Lake and the
to see a production of Swan Lake and the next thing I knew I had a story about an
next thing I knew I had a story about an
next thing I knew I had a story about an older couple the wife slowly losing her
older couple the wife slowly losing her
older couple the wife slowly losing her mind to Alzheimer’s while she replays
mind to Alzheimer’s while she replays
mind to Alzheimer’s while she replays the memories that she has of her
the memories that she has of her
the memories that she has of her husband’s obsession with this ballerina
husband’s obsession with this ballerina
husband’s obsession with this ballerina that he met so there’s the sort of the
that he met so there’s the sort of the
that he met so there’s the sort of the couple there’s a story of the ballerina
couple there’s a story of the ballerina
couple there’s a story of the ballerina and there’s a story of Swan Lake all
and there’s a story of Swan Lake all
and there’s a story of Swan Lake all three stories are about what it takes to
three stories are about what it takes to
three stories are about what it takes to sustain love what sacrifices have to be
sustain love what sacrifices have to be
sustain love what sacrifices have to be made and are they willing to make that
made and are they willing to make that
made and are they willing to make that sacrifice
sacrifice
sacrifice what did you get out of the experience
what did you get out of the experience
what did you get out of the experience of playing a character who’s suffering
of playing a character who’s suffering
of playing a character who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for me I’ve
from Alzheimer’s disease for me I’ve
from Alzheimer’s disease for me I’ve really realized that this disease can
really realized that this disease can
really realized that this disease can strike anybody at any time it’s not just
strike anybody at any time it’s not just
strike anybody at any time it’s not just an aging disease and it’s you know
an aging disease and it’s you know
an aging disease and it’s you know something that can live within each and
something that can live within each and
something that can live within each and every one of us
what stages of the disease is your
what stages of the disease is your character going through in the play all
character going through in the play all
character going through in the play all three stages all three we cover
three stages all three we cover
three stages all three we cover everything and the developing stages are
everything and the developing stages are
everything and the developing stages are quite recognizable and and very
quite recognizable and and very
quite recognizable and and very effective I think the writing is
effective I think the writing is
effective I think the writing is fantastic it’s beautiful poetry and the
fantastic it’s beautiful poetry and the
fantastic it’s beautiful poetry and the directing is it just brings everything
directing is it just brings everything
directing is it just brings everything really to life Carol you know builds it
really to life Carol you know builds it
really to life Carol you know builds it as a tragic fairy tale so I really sort
as a tragic fairy tale so I really sort
as a tragic fairy tale so I really sort of took that to heart and you know
of took that to heart and you know
of took that to heart and you know remembered the stories you know I was
remembered the stories you know I was
remembered the stories you know I was told as young you know as a young boy
told as young you know as a young boy
told as young you know as a young boy even though you know tragic things
even though you know tragic things
even though you know tragic things happened in those stories there was
happened in those stories there was
happened in those stories there was always a beautiful princess and there
always a beautiful princess and there
always a beautiful princess and there was always the hero and and you know
was always the hero and and you know
was always the hero and and you know jillian is our as our princess and and
jillian is our as our princess and and
jillian is our as our princess and and Joe in his ways is our hero really all
Joe in his ways is our hero really all
Joe in his ways is our hero really all I’m doing is playing the relationship
I’m doing is playing the relationship
I’m doing is playing the relationship I’m not playing anything else
I’m not playing anything else
I’m not playing anything else I’m not playing an attitude I’m not
I’m not playing an attitude I’m not
I’m not playing an attitude I’m not playing somebody who’s dealing with
playing somebody who’s dealing with
playing somebody who’s dealing with somebody who has a disease I’m playing
somebody who has a disease I’m playing
somebody who has a disease I’m playing the relationship and constantly trying
the relationship and constantly trying
the relationship and constantly trying to reach her
to reach her
to reach her what do you hope the audience will come
what do you hope the audience will come
what do you hope the audience will come away with from watching this play it’s
away with from watching this play it’s
away with from watching this play it’s to cherish the here and now cherish what
to cherish the here and now cherish what
to cherish the here and now cherish what you have you know hold onto those those
you have you know hold onto those those
you have you know hold onto those those memories it can be beauty even in pain
memories it can be beauty even in pain
memories it can be beauty even in pain and there’s beauty in the truth of that
and there’s beauty in the truth of that
and there’s beauty in the truth of that and it acknowledging it and just being
and it acknowledging it and just being
and it acknowledging it and just being with it the play raises indirectly or
with it the play raises indirectly or
with it the play raises indirectly or sometimes even quite directly some very
sometimes even quite directly some very
sometimes even quite directly some very serious issues like how do you deal with
serious issues like how do you deal with
serious issues like how do you deal with something like this how do how do people
something like this how do how do people
something like this how do how do people deal with it and what are the possible
deal with it and what are the possible
deal with it and what are the possible solutions even in the most tragic
solutions even in the most tragic
solutions even in the most tragic circumstances we can still find the
circumstances we can still find the
circumstances we can still find the magic of love the magic of air the
magic of love the magic of air the
magic of love the magic of air the beauty of life I hope it’s cathartic
beauty of life I hope it’s cathartic
beauty of life I hope it’s cathartic that’s what I hope
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