the Reel Mind Film Series: 10/21 (Art exhibit prior to the show)

The Road Back - Theater Play*

The Road Back is the very personal story of Adina Taubman’s journey into and out of a severe depression 12 years ago. With humor and honesty, she tells the story of the experience that transformed her life for the better and led her down a road of discovery to a new, more enlightened sense of self. 

*Preceded by an art exhibit by the Creative Wellness Opportunities.  Admission free and doors open at 5:00 PM.

Talkback with Special Guests:

• Dr Ann EZ Griepp hails from Michigan graduating from Michigan State University. She started her post graduate training in family medicine, then transferred and graduated from the Psychiatric Residency Program at URMC, followed by advanced studies in Neuropsychiatry also at URMC. Her early career work was in treatment of Psychiatric Disorders associated with AIDS/HIV. Her career has included significant work in psychiatric emergency rooms, inpatient units,
  as CMO for Behavioral Health and Telemedicine at Excellus BCBS, and a private practice of outpatient psychiatry for more than 20 years. Her current professional work is as the
  Program Director of a new Psychiatric Residency
  at Rochester General Hospital.
• Adina Taubman (Writer/Performer) is an actor, a playwright, and a teaching artist. She recently completed a successful run of her solo show, The Road Back, at The Chain Theatre in New York City, directed by Padraic Lillis. She has performed her solo docudrama, A Line in the Sand, about the Columbine High School massacre (also directed by Padraic Lillis), in nine theater festivals, including the Planet Connections Theatre Festival in NYC (Outstanding Production of a Solo Show Award), the Midtown International Theatre Festival (Outstanding Production of a Solo Show), United Solo Festival, the New York International Fringe Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, PortFringe in Portland, Maine, and in many high schools across the U.S. and in Tangier, Morocco. Adina is the Artistic Director of Chrysalis Theatre Company. For their inaugural production, Barking Girl by Susan Bernfield, Adina played the main character, Rae. She has worked at a number of theaters in New York, including Ensemble Studio Theatre, Manhattan Theater Source, and The Gallery Players. adinataubman.com, chrysalistheatrecompany.com