Actor and writer Kim Katzberg embodies a plethora of darkly comedic characters, including her bipolar suburban Mom circa 1991, in this excerpted reading of her semi-autobiographical daring, new, solo play. Original songs (sung by a non-singer) zig zag through the world of a strip mall hair salon and the fictional public access TV show, V.C. Andrews’ Faerie Tale Theatre. The piece shines a light on intergenerational mental illness and the tangled pain hidden within a person who wrestles with a troubled mind. The play asks: what are the consequences when an individual’s mental illness is dismissed or denied?