Bringing Solo Aging Stories to the Stage: The Heart of “Solo Acts” with the Creative Team at Limelight LLC

In this 40-minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt speaks with members of Limelight LLC's Creative Team about their innovative theater production Solo Acts, which brings to life the stories of 18 solo agers from Southeast Michigan and Western New York. The performance offers a glimpse into the diverse experiences of this growing demographic, with themes such as health, independence, and creative resilience emerging from the stories collected during the pandemic. The conversation highlights the work of an intergenerational creative team—Decky Alexander, Sharon Cramer, Tyler Calhoun, and Hananiah Wiggins—who collaborated to develop and script these narratives. They discuss the challenges of conducting interviews during COVID-19, how these stories were gathered, and the powerful impact of seeing solo agers' experiences affirmed on stage. This episode also touches on the broader mission of the project, aiming to challenge societal perceptions and advocate for the needs of solo agers. You can also watch this discussion on The Navigating Solo Network's YouTube channel where you will be treated to a recorded "taste" of Solo Acts! View the discussion here! About Solo Acts: Solo Acts: A Theatrical Compilation on Solo Aging is a generative performance designed to catalyze dialogue, raise awareness, and affirm the experience of solo agers. Each show is followed up by a dialogue/discussion based on the intended audience and/or organization/event. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connect with Limelight LLC: Limelight is a theatre consulting company. They create theatre and use theatre as a story-telling, community-building, and problem-solving tool. They devise and craft situational-specific works of theatre that are framed by a theory of change. Essentially, they want to use theatre TO DO something.  Website: https://www.limelightlive.org/ Solo Acts: https://www.limelightlive.org/solo-acts Email: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/LimelightLLC Instagram: instagram.com/limelight_llc Connect with Host Ailene Gerhardt, BCPA, CSA: Beacon Patient Solutions LLC: BeaconPatientSolutions.com, Email: [email protected] The Navigating Solo Network™: NavigatingSolo.com Email: [email protected] The Navigating Solo™ Podcast: [email protected] © 2024, Beacon Patient Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved.