A Shadow That Broke The Light

Six years ago, Adam and Charlie, the co-creators of this piece, lost their brother Joey to an opioid overdose. Their loss catapulted their family into a community they never wanted to enter: the millions of Americans whose lives have been impacted by the opioid epidemic.

This digital version of A Shadow That Broke The Light is a way to honor not only Joey’s memory, but all lives lost to this crisis. All families, friends, and loved ones whose lives have been forever altered.

Please gather with us in this digital space to share your story. You can send us a video or a voice message, or write your story down and send it to us. More information on how to share your story can be found below.

Every Thursday night for the next five weeks (save Thursday 11/26 aka Thanksgiving) we will highlight experts in the addiction community including: Christopher Moraff of the podcast Narcotica, Ed Baker of the Addiction Recovery Channel, and Dr. Eric Avery an artist working at the intersection of visual art and medicine.

Our goal is to create a community of stories, so that in this time of isolation we feel a little less alone. If you would like to share your story with us you can do so by submitting it using the form below or by emailing us at ashadowthatbrokethelight@gmail.com.

A Shadow That Broke The Light is one of Simpatico Theatre’s SEED Projects. Simpatico is dedicated to providing artists with a variety of developmental opportunities for new work this season with an emphasis on process over product.  The SEED Projects (Simpatico Engages Everyone Digitally) will work to create an environment for the artists involved that deepens their connection to the work and creates unique opportunities to share those experiences with Simpatico audiences. Each SEED Project will ultimately receive a fully staged live production with Simpatico at some point in the future when it is safe for all our artists and audiences to gather together again. We are keeping that timeline open in order to best accommodate the artists involved in each creative process.