I AM A ZEBRA
Performance Art for Learning in the Worlds of Medicine and Healthcare
If you’re in America, whoever you are, you have a stake in the healthcare show
We all know the statistics…oy
So, join the ringmaster and their bone man Stan as they rework the stats by putting your story center stage.
This show invites all the stakeholders to the spotlight to speak their truth power
Yes…it is all still a bit of a mess
But, come join the show where you’ll find that laughing at ourselves, and each, together, might be just the prescription you need.
TAILORED PRIVATE PERFORMANCE
Ingrid Masterton
"I AM A ZEBRA:
A Curiously Entertaining Story of Illness"
02/27/2019
The Licorice Project*
The Rock House
Glenview IL
*The Licorice Project is a community for breast cancer patients, survivors, families and friends. If you'd like to join the group, please go to: www.thelicoriceproject.com
PERFORMANCE and IMPROV WORKSHOP
Ingrid Masterton & Jessica Mitolo
Using Improvisational Theater to Foster Better Communication, Relationship Building, Clinical Decision-Making and Resilience
09/23/2023
Continuing Education for Rehabilitation Clinicians
Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions
Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Newark NJ
Who knew????
...you could mash up zebras, sports, Tonto, medicine,
Chicago's south side, a war orphan, rehab, Jesus, bald
heads, tasty boogers, paparazzi, pink castles, sexy pathologists, and a BAMF to tell a life story resulting
in at least a chuckle, if not the intermittent guffaw (and okay, maybe the occasional awkward giggle)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION:
Ingrid Masterton
Might There be a Role for Comedy in the Medical Humanities?
10/25/2024
Midwest Medical Humanties Conference
Medical Humanities Work Group
Department of Philosophy
Video and live presentation on how improv and well crafted satire can support understandings within and across healthcare and should be studied and utilized by medical humanities scholars.
Virtual via Teams
hosted at Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES of:
"I AM A ZEBRA:
A Curiously Entertaining Story of Illness"
(each performance tailored to the respective audience)
04/13/2018
Illinois Physical Therapy Association
performance for audience of physical therapists and
supporters as fundraiser for physical therapy research
Riverside Receptions
Geneva IL
11/15/2017
Intellectual Life Grant Awardee
performance for College of Health and Human Services
students, staff and faculty
Governors State University
University Park IL
10/25/2017
05/03/2017
MPAACT Signature Showcase
performance for MPAACT Productions'
spring and fall theater showcase
Greenhouse Theater
Lincoln Park / Chicago IL
03/ 11 & 18 /2017 (sold out!)
Second City Training Center comedy theater
performance for a broad audience
DeMaat Theater Studio
Second City Training Center
Chicago IL
02/21/2017
Local Toronto comedy theater
performance for a broad audience
The Social Capital Theater
Toronto Ontario Canada
MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, ME
Ingrid Masterton
CUSTOM PERFORMANCE PIECE and WRITING WORKSHOP:
Ingrid Masterton
"LYMPHA...WHAT?"
10/17/2018
Chicagoland Lymphedema Network
Performance piece and workshop specifically designed for this group of people with the health condition of
lymphedema and the people who care for them professionally and personally
Glenbrook Hospital
Glenview IL
AN (almost) ONE PERSON SKETCH SHOW
Written by Ingrid Masterton
Directed by Jessica Mitolo
"AMERICAN HEALTHCARE:
The Greatest Sh*tshow On Earth"
10/22,29 & 11/04,11/2024
DeMaat Theater
Second City Training Center Chicago
performance for a broad audience
Chicago IL
PERFORMANCE and IMPROV WORKSHOP
Ingrid Masterton & Jessica Mitolo
"FLOWIN' FREDDY'S"
10/29/2022
Educational Leadership Conference
Consortium of Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism
American Council of Academic Physical Therapy
The Wisconsin Center
Milwaukee WI
STORY TELLING
STORYLAB/CHICAGO: New Voices Telling New Stories
EDUCATIONAL IMPROV WORKSHOP:
Ingrid Masterton
04/21/2024, 01/17/2025
Physical Therapy Division
Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
College of Health and Human Science
Northern Illinois University
Using improv within inter-professional education and communication course to facilitate understanding and application of principles of communication, relationship-building and collaborative decision-making
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL