{"id":715,"date":"2018-11-29T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T15:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-theater-and-dance\/?page_id=715"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:28:23","slug":"distracted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/events\/pastseasons\/distracted\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Lisa Loomer
<\/span>directed by Jack Reuler, Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

December 7-9 and 13-15, 2018
All performances at Mixed Blood Theatre<\/a>, 1501 S 4th St, Minneapolis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-show talkback Thursday December 13, led by Macalester students and Joan Ostrove, Professor in the Department of Psychology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the comedy Distracted<\/em>, the mother of a moody, foul-mouthed, easily distracted nine-year-old boy seeks relief from her son\u2019s tirades. When her son is diagnosed with ADHD, she visits a number of specialists and gathers opinions from neighbors, teachers, and her spouse, with the hope of gaining a better understanding of her son\u2019s diagnosis. Her search leads to several questions that are controversial in the medical community and academia: do genetics, living in a world of sensory overload, vaccinations, diet, and the environment contribute to one\u2019s likelihood of having ADHD? Do the powerful drugs often prescribed for treatment have a ripple effect, causing as many issues as they solve? Why is ADHD is disproportionately diagnosed in communities of color?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended for ages 13+. Play contains adult language and explicit description of self-harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running time: 2 hours, including intermission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast & Crew<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Jack
Jack Reuler, Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Isabel
Isabel Nelson, Assistant Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Chesare
Chesare Cipriano, Vera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jesse
Jesse Claire, Jesse\/Dr. Waller\/Mrs. Holly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Talia
Talia Cohen, Stage Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ayana
Ayana Ito, Natalie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Elinor
Elinor Jones, Dr. Zavala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ndunzi
Ndunzi Kunsunga, Nurse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ethan
Ethan Moskal, Dr. Broder\/Allergist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Dominic
Dominic Rodgers, Dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Malaika
Malaika Rosenfeld, Sherry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Kavya
Kavya Shetty, Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Alexandra
Alexandra Whitman, Assistant Stage Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jessica
Jessica Yates, Waitress\/Carolyn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Trevor
Trevor Zapiecki, Dr. Jinks\/Dr. Karnes\/Actor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Creative Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Paul Epton<\/td>Lighting Designer<\/td><\/tr>
Katharine Horowitz<\/td>Sound Designer<\/td><\/tr>
Kathy Maxwell<\/td>Video Designer<\/td><\/tr>
Amber Brown<\/td>Costume Designer<\/td><\/tr>
Tom Barrett<\/td>Scenic Designer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Lisa Loomerdirected by Jack Reuler, Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre  December 7-9 and 13-15, 2018All performances at Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S 4th St, Minneapolis Post-show talkback Thursday December 13, led by Macalester students and Joan Ostrove, Professor in the Department of Psychology. In the comedy Distracted, the mother of a moody, foul-mouthed, easily […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":271,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-715","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/271"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8953,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715\/revisions\/8953"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}