NEXT TO NORMAL

October 3, 2019 (All day) to October 13, 2019 (All day)

NEXT TO NORMAL explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. It tells the story of a mother, Diane Goodman, who struggles with bipolar disorder, and the effect that her illness has on her family. Diana has lived with bipolar depressive disorder and delusional episodes for the past seventeen years. The illness has affected everyone in her life and has nearly torn her family apart on several occasions. With subject matter rendered achingly recognizable by Brian Yorkey, and a dynamic, energetic pop-rock score by Tom Kitt, NEXT TO NORMAL is a show that enables a small group of actors to showcase powerhouse vocals while exploring pressing contemporary issues of trauma, loss, mental health treatment, and the meaning of family.

Show times and tickets are available here.

A production of the Department of Theatre Artsok and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Location and Address

The Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre
B70 Cathedral of Learning