With or Without Wings

Penned and performed by one of A Red Orchid’s very own, this one-woman tour-de-force chronicles a young performer’s humbling first encounters and shocking diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. Mierka recrafts her ideal and idyllic childhood living in Cincinnati, discovering her penchant for drama by channeling “Annie”, enrolling in a high school for the performing arts, and embarking on the competitive journey of graduate school where she would ultimately confront an unexpected “hard knock life” in discovering her diagnosis.
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WRITTEN BY
Ensemble Member Mierka Girten

DIRECTED BY
Ensemble Member Lawrence Grimm

PERFORMANCE RUN
September 20 – November 2, 2008

SEASON
Season 16

One artist’s story about living life to the fullest. Penned and performed by one of A Red Orchid’s very own, this one-woman tour-de-force chronicles a young performer’s humbling first encounters and shocking diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. A hilarious and heartbreaking personal account that explores the myths of MS while providing a message of enduring hope. Originally produced in 2001 to critical acclaim, With or Without Wings was the inspiration for the Mookie Jam Foundation, which benefits artists with MS.

CAST
Ensemble Member Mierka Girten

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design | Ensemble Member Karen Kawa, Michael Snyder
Costume Design | Ensemble Member Karen Kawa
Lighting Design | Matthew Gawryk
Sound Design | Brando Triantafillou
Makeup Design | Nicole Bond
Production Manager | Evin Nicole Eubanks
Stage Manager | Hazel R. Marie
Assistant Costume Design | Sarah Walls-Rosenwald
Scenic Painter | Colin Grimm
Sound Board Operator | Duncan Riddell
Production Assistant | Chris Renton
Photographer | Brian McConkey
Graphic Designer | Eric Triantafillou