Showing posts with label Geri Taekens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geri Taekens. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Among Ourselves

LISTEN 29 min

What do people with disabilities talk about when no able-bodied person is in the room?


Starring Kris Yates & Mary Ann (Tidwell) Boussard


A scene from the original play, Blind Man’s Bluff: Our heroine Geri interviews for a job at the Independent Living Center.


Also starring Doyle Saylor, Leah Gardner, Jan Santos & Patty Nash.


From the memoir of the same name by Geri Taekens.


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"I wanted to be the innkeeper where people could come and sit by the fire and tell stories."


Stephanie Sugars talks about a community of 200-350 people who live with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, a rare genetic disease. She facilitates the on-line group.


Photo courtesy Stephanie Sugars


The Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome E-group
Hosted by ACOR

Stephanie's peutz-jeaghers syndrome Resource List
Original air date: 4-10-10

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Blind Man's Bluff

LISTEN
Air date: April 16
, KPFA. 94.1 fm, www.kpfa.org

Original drama, Blind Man's Bluff,
Starring Kris Yates & Mary Ann (Tidwell) Boussard


Adapted from Geri Taecken's memoir of progressive blindness and coming of age in the disability movement.

A poignant, funny story
produced by a team
of people
with disabilities
(and one able bodied engineer).
Original book cover
Cast
Geri ... Kris Yates .
Cheryl ... Mary Ann (Tidwell) Boussard .
Airline Steward ... Ammy Joseph .
Ticket Agent ... Shelley Berman
Conductor ... Doyle Saylor
Cliff ... John He
aly
Nina ... Leah Gardner
Helpful Man & Bus Driver ... Patty Nash
Incidental Characters: Jan Santos, Adrienne Lauby, & Leah Gardn
er

Engineering by Lamont Young
Screenplay by Leah Gardner & Adrienne Lauby
Direction by Shelley Berman & Leah Gardner
Audio
Editing and Sound Effects by Greeta Ahart & Adrienne Lauby
'Diary' music by J.S. Bach played by Ayaka Isono

Thanks to the Shoestring Radio Theater for soun
d effect assistance.

Author Geri Taeckens uses her website to raise money for health care for service animals. You can read all her adventures in her memoir which is available through her website, locally at Waldon Pond Books, or at the usual on-line booksellers.


Photo of Geri & her dog















poster for the broadcast