The New London Barn Playhouse is creating an original production based on stories of caregivers in the Lake Sunapee and Upper Valley regions. This project is supported in part by a grant from Northern Stage. We invite family and professional caregivers to join us for open storytelling sessions below to learn more about the project.
This project was inspired by the Improv for Caregivers series. Through meeting hundreds of caregivers around the region, we discovered that many share common journeys of grief, resilience, frustration, isolation, and love, while also experiencing personal challenges shaped by their own circumstances and relationships. Many of these stories stay tucked away in the quiet spaces between medical appointments, meal routines, care facility visits, and late night worries. This play, inspired by interviews with local caregivers, will create a space to share these experiences — raw, humorous, heartbreaking, and honest — to bring attention and recognition to the emotional and physical labor of caregiving. By bringing these narratives to the stage, we hope to foster understanding, connection, and community.
