MOTHER (AND ME) at Merryall Center

Broadway veteran Melinda Buckley will perform her one-woman show MOTHER (and me) at the Merryall Center for the Arts on Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 pm, followed by a talkback with Carolyn DeRocco, Vice President of Programs and Education for the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter.

A fast-paced 75 minutes, MOTHER (and me) is about a Hungarian force of nature — all Zsa-Zsa, grand opinions, and showbiz dreams — who is slowly waltzing into dementia as her Broadway baby, Melinda, is shimmying into middle age. An outrageous, tender, and completely unforgettable one-woman show about stepping up and into your own light.

Audiences should be prepared to laugh more than they’d think, and to leave uplifted. Reviewing the show for Berkshire on Stage, Macey Levin wrote that “you may find yourself crying through side-splitting laughter.” The talkback picks up where the play leaves off: caregiving, what families face, and the resources available to them.