The Thin Line
APAP SHOWCASING ARTIST - 2008
The Thin Line
A one-woman show on coping with eating disorders
The Thin Line is a story of one girl's struggle with her eating disorder and the struggles of those close to her in their efforts to understand and to help. The program provides compassion, understanding and the means to seek action against the deadly disease of eating disorders.
The Thin Line breaks the silence that traditionally surrounds eating eating disorders, the mental illness with the highest fatality rate in this country, In the play, four characters - a girl who is struggling with the illness, her internal negative voice, her mother and a friend - explore the realities of eating disorders.
The problems associated with eating disorders are deeply rooted and difficult to face and understand. The Thin Line serves as an accessible tool that helps in recognizing the symptoms of eating disorders, and in encouraging individuals, friends and family to seek help.
With a simple set-up of a table and a few chairs, The Thin Line can be performed in virtually any setting. In cooperation with the booking organization, audience members have a chance immediately following each performance to interact with their local resources who can continue to provide support after the play has gone.
Since it's inception in 1998, The Thin Line has performed for colleges, and conferences, and has been listed by the national office of National Eating Disorders Association (formerly EDAP, Inc.) on its National Speaker's Bureau.
When booking The Thin Line you will receive a discussion guide and curriculum materials that will help prepare your community for addressing the issues surrounding eating disorders.
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