Special Events Announced in Conjunction with the Huntington's Production of MALA

Huntington Theatre Company will host several special events and post-show conversations in conjunction with its current production of Mala.

Admission to onsite post-show events is free with a ticket to Mala, available athuntingtontheatre.org/season/2017-2018/mala/, by phone at 617 266 0800, or in person at the Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue) and Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA (527 Tremont Street) box offices. Tickets start at $25. Performances run from January 6 through January 28, 2018 at the South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.

A CONVERSATION WITH EMERSON COLLEGE CAMPUS CHAPLAIN HARRISON BLUM

Sunday, January 7 after the 2pm performance
Emerson Director of Religious and Spiritual Life Harrison Blum and Director of New Work Charles Haugland will lead a conversation about the intersection of performance and spirituality in relation to Mala after the 2pm performance on Sunday, January 7.

Harrison Blum is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School. He is a board-certified chaplain and a community dharma leader in the insight meditation tradition of Western Buddhism. He previously worked as Buddhist spiritual advisor and mindfulness program director at Northeastern University, and as a staff chaplain on Franciscan Children's acute adolescent psychiatric unit. His book Dancing with Dharma (McFarland 2016) features 27 contributors from six countries writing on the intersections of movement and dance with Western Buddhist practice.

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE RECEPTION

Thursday, January 11 at 6pm

Huntington Community Members are invited to a free pre-show reception on Thursday, January 11. There will be complimentary food and drinks, and attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the Huntington season as well as meet other interested theatregoers. Tickets to the 7:30pm performance of Mala should be purchased separately.

The Huntington Community Membership Initiative is a program designed to reduce the cost barrier of attending live theatre for those with limited income. The program's goal is to diversify audiences to better represent the city of Boston. Community Members can purchase tickets to any available seat at any performance without restriction for just $20.

POST-SHOW CONVERSATION WITH HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL'S REVEREND GLORIA E. WHITE-HAMMOND AND PALLIATIVE CARE SPECIALIST JANET L. ABRAHM
Sunday, January 14, after the 2pm performance

Explore how palliative care specialists encourage healthy end-of-life conversations with Reverend Gloria E. White-Hammondand palliative-care specialist Dr. Janet L. Abrahm. The conversation will be moderated by Director of New Work Charles Haugland.

Reverend Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD, MDiv, is co-pastor of Bethel AME Church and the Swartz resident practitioner in ministry studies at Harvard Divinity School. She retired from the South End Community Health Center in 2008 after serving 27 years as a dedicated pediatrician to families from some of Boston's most challenged communities. In 1994, she launched the church-based creative writing/mentoring ministry, "Do The Write Thing" for high-risk adolescent females. She co-founded My Sister's Keeper in 2002, an initiative that champions human rights for women and girls in conflict zones. Currently, her work includes the "Planning Ahead" ministry at Bethel AME Church to encourage congregants to begin conversations about and document their advance care wishes. Along with a team of clergy, palliative care clinicians, and chaplains, she has organized colloquia to equip multi-faith community-based clergy persons to engage in more effective discussions to support their seriously ill members. She co-directs the joint Harvard Medical School and Harvard Divinity School course "Spirituality and Healing in Medicine." She has been married to Reverend Ray Hammond, MD, since 1973. They are the grateful parents of Reverend Mariama White-Hammond who is married to Turahn Dorsey, and Adiya White-Hammond, and are doting grandparents to their spectacular granddaughter.

Dr. Janet L. Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, is a member of the Adult Palliative Care Division in the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She has been a full-time palliative medicine specialist for over 20 years. In addition, she practiced for many years as a hematologist and oncologist. Dr. Abrahm is widely published in the area of palliative care, with a focus on palliative care for men and women with cancer. She served for almost 10 years as part of the leadership team of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and was a member of the examination writing committee for the first hospice and palliative medicine certifying examination offered by the American Board of Internal Medicine. The third edition of her book, A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2014.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE
Thursday, January 18 at 10am (Student matinee)
Friday, January 19 at 8pm
The Huntington Theatre Company offers ASL interpretation for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing at designated performances.

Seating for each ASL-interpreted performance is located in front rows of house left. Tickets are $20 for each Deaf patron and an additional $20 ticket can be purchased for a guest. To reserve tickets, please contact Access Coordinator Meg O'Brien atmobrien@huntingtontheatre.org.

STUDENT MATINEES
Thursday, January 18 at 10am
Thursday, January 25 at 10am
For students in grades 9-12. Tickets: $15.
Student matinees include a pre-show in-school visit, a curriculum guide, a post-show Actors Forum, and a Dramatic Returns card for each student. Call 617 273 1558 for more information.

A CONVERSATION WITH END-OF-LIFE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST REVEREND ROSEMARY LLOYD

Saturday, January 20 after the 2pm performance
Reverend Rosemary Lloyd, adviser to the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's The Conversation Project - an interpersonal project dedicated to promoting and educating people in how to discuss their wishes at the end of their lives - will discuss the value of communication about death with moderator Charles Haugland, Director of New Work at the Huntington, after the 2pmperformance on Saturday, January 20.

Reverend Rosemary Lloyd, BSN, MDiv, is adviser to faith communities for The Conversation Project at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rev. Lloyd organizes, educates, and supports clergy and congregations in having values-centered conversations with loved ones and healthcare providers about crucial end-of-life matters. Rev. Lloyd is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Divinity School. Her lifelong interest in end-of-life care and ethics is fueled by her experience as a registered nurse and hospice volunteer. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, she served The First Church in Boston and has spoken in a variety of congregational and healthcare settings on end-of-life issues for more than a decade. She is a graduate of the Metta Institute for Compassionate End of Life Care and an advocate for deepening the spiritual practice of embracing the reality of our mortality for the sake of having more joy in life.

HUMANITIES FORUM WITH HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER KATHLEEN BOYLE
Sunday, January 21 after the 2pm performance
Kathleen Boyle, clinical social worker in palliative care at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, and Director of New Work Charles Haugland discuss the ethics of end-of-life treatment as it relates to Mala following the 2pm performance on January 21.

Kathleen Boyle, MSW, LICSW, is the clinical social worker for the Palliative Care Team at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston. She focuses on the care of seniors and their families as they face chronic or terminal illness and assists them in formulating treatment plans that support their goals. Previously, she has worked in hospice and community-based palliative care in both Massachusetts and Hawaii. She is committed to refining the model of palliative care practice, supporting patients and families facing challenging treatment decisions, and encouraging and developing staff competence and compassion related to end of life issues

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