Frenzy Fest 2024 (Psychological Theater Festival) at El Barrio's ArtSpace

Theatrical Presentations at FRENZY FEST 2024… a festival to celebrate mental health IN THE THEATER

Continuing with the tradition of Frenzy Fest, in addition to the online short films, Frenzy Fest will have in-person theatrical presentations with a psychological focus and mental health at the theater of El Barrio's Artspace PS109 starting on May 17.

Additionally, this year Frenzy Fest will have a grand opening night on Friday, February 17 when the film "Five Session: by Jaime Estades will be presented. There will be a Q & A conversation after the film between the audience, Mr. Jaime Estades and students of Columbia University. School of Social Work. The renowned adjunct professor at Columbia University, Jaime Estades, invites the community to see the film of his work, Five Session.

The festival has four plays and each one will have two presentations. All plays promote multicultural dialogue and tolerance towards community members who experience mental disorders such as: agitation, delirium, rage, hysteria and insanity resulting from a psychotic condition, as a result of drug or alcohol abuse, or like an episode of casual frenzy, which anyone at an extreme moment can experience.

Don't miss a single one... You can purchase tickets at the theater entrance (Black Box Theater at El Barrio's Artspace PS 109) from May 17 to 24 or in advance with a better price through Eventbrite. (https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/876866329797)

Find out a little about what each of the works is about, days and times of the presentations. Here we give you the details:

Friday, May 17

7:00 PM "The Five Sessions" by Jaime Estades

“Five Sessions,” originally a play, presents a dialogue between a client and a therapist, and where the client asks the therapist a question that no one has yet answered: “Would slaves in the South feel better about the slavery if they received therapy three times a week?” With support from Columbia's Provost's Office, Estades collaborated with fellow adjuncts Dr. Ovita Williams and Ericka Echavarria, LMSW, JD, to create a film of the play, directed by Eddie Torres, for use in a new student course second-year MSW program called “Five Sessions.” Jaime A. Estades, Esq. MSW is an associate professor of social policy, social work law and advocacy at Columbia University and New York University and a doctoral professor of social policy. and research at New York University as well as a writer.

The plays participating this year are:

Saturday May 18:

7:00 PM “Memories of the Heart” by Alexis Márquez / Director Raúl Rivera

When the heart and memory take you on different paths, your life can end up locked in the world of madness.

8:00 PM “Here, Fire” by Yolanny Rodríguez

The play explores love, traditions, ways of communicating and power struggles in marriage.

Sunday May 19

3:00 PM “Here, Fire” by Yolanny Rodríguez

The play explores love, traditions, ways of communicating and power struggles in marriage.

4:00 “Memories of the Heart” by Alexis Márquez / Director Raúl Rivera

When the heart and memory take you on different paths, your life can end up locked in the world of madness.

Friday, May 24

7:00 PM “My name is” by Lucy Santiago

A play that presents a woman in prison for a murder that she did not commit.

8:00 PM “SORROW” by Reina Ivis Canosa

A one-man show that describes the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh and Sien, his wife. It presents the struggles that surrounded their lives, the fatal destiny, the hopes, the lost illusions and the self-punishment.

Saturday May 25

7:00 PM “SORROW” by Reina Ivis Canosa

A one-man show that describes the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh and Sien, his wife. It presents the struggles that surrounded their lives, the fatal destiny, the hopes, the lost illusions and the self-punishment.

8:00 PM “My name is” by Lucy Santiago

A work that presents a woman in prison for a murder that she did not commit.

Sunday, May 26 (Free entry)

4:00 PM Award Ceremony

5:30 Short Winning Film

And remember to watch the short films at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/876281520617