Theatre of Change: Reimagining The Future
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The story of a former lawyer and consumer advocate, as his existential moments lead to the discovery of the power of Theatre and storytelling for personal and social change.
Samuel A. (Sam) Simon started his career in Washington, DC as a lawyer for Ralph Nader’s first advocacy group. He then spent 25 years as head of a public affairs firm. In that work, he was often in the news, with appearances on Face The Nation, Phil Donahue Show, Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and many more. Sam calls his playwriting and theatre work is 4th Age. His first play, The Actual Dance, Love’s Ultimate Journey Through Breast Cancer, has toured from 2013 to the present.
In 2021 The Actual Dance was turned into an award-winning biography. In 2022 Sam was diagnosed with Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and his response has been to combine theatrical and advocacy skills to create a one-man play: Dementia Man, An Existential Journey, to challenge the challenge the world to transform the entire medical construct around cognitive disease support and inclusion. Sam lives in Mclean, Virginia, with his wife Susan. They have two children and four grandchildren.
Resources:
- dementiaman.com
- theactualdance.com
- youtube.com/@dementiaman_
- @thedementiaman
- Facebook Dementiaman
- Facebook – Samuel A. Simon
For any questions, please contact artivism@adelphi.edu.