Olivia Ormond’s Edinburgh Fringe Premiere
An Unflinching And Personal Exploration Of Chronic Pain And The Gender Health Gap
August 1-9 13:45 at Clover Studio at Greenside @ Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/call-me-crazy
Photos by Gaby Kosinski
Written by Olivia Ormond
Starring Olivia Ormond
Directed by Juju Jaworski
Produced by Alexa Spiegel
After the medical system fails to find the cause of a woman’s pain, she is driven to extremes to finally be heard, leaving her questioning the world around her
Emmy-winning writer, director, and creative producer Olivia Ormond is premiering her solo play, Call Me Crazy at the the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a 9-date run after the U.S. premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Call Me Crazy is an unflinching and complex look at a woman from the inside out as she risks it all deciding what is better: to disappear, be tossed aside or give in and completely explode. After the medical system fails to find the cause of a woman’s pain let alone acknowledge that the pain exists, she is driven to extremes to finally be heard, leaving her questioning the world around her.
Said writer and star Olivia Ormond, “writing this show was not something I intended to do, but whenever I started writing something else it all seemed unimportant compared to this.” And the story is hitting home. She says, “I don’t go a day without meeting another woman who also shares this same experience.”
Call Me Crazy is Ormond’s true story of her lived experience of being told by medical professionals for years that the pain she was experiencing all day, every day, was not real. Says Olivia Ormond, “a lot can happen in 6 years, and living in pain for that long can make you crazy.” This show is the story of Olivia fighting to get her life back after consistent gaslighting from those who took an oath to help.
The gender health gap and medical gaslighting are real and only getting worse. Women are not listened to and their pain is not taken seriously. Call Me Crazy is for anyone wondering how many times people can call you crazy before you lose your f*cking mind and Ormond hopes that women come away from the piece feeling empowered, seen and heard. With her previous work creating original content for networks and studios, this play is the next evolution of her storytelling ethos: truthful, urgent, and impossible to ignore.
Title: Call Me Crazy
Credits:
Written by Olivia Ormond
Starring Olivia Ormond
Directed by Juju Jaworski
Produced by Alexa Spiegel
Run Time: 50 min
Dates/ Times: August 1-9 at 13:45
Venue: Clover Studio at Greenside @ Riddles Court
322 Lawnmarket EH1 2PG
Set just up from the Royal Mile and over the years some familiar faces such as Dame Maggie Smith and Stephen Fry have graced the stages in this venue make it a wee bit special. With four spaces, a bar and beautiful courtyard seating, Greenside @ Riddles Court is the perfect addition to our Green family.
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