CRAZY HEAD SPACE

CRAZY HEAD SPACE is a theatrical tribute to people living with mental illness, a musical tour of psychological disorders. Experience insanity at its most heightened, raw, and naked state. Based on the Diagnostic Statistical Manual by the American Psychiatric Association (the DSM IV), it runs the gamut A- Z; each letter of the alphabet tackling a different disorder. Celebrate mental disorder and in turn, the parts of ourselves that are often closeted, edited, or marginalized.

The Old Kent Road Theater situates idiosyncratic ensemble pieces against the chaos and concrete of New York City, seeking authentic, evocative performance committed to the comedy of desire, the physicality of loss, and the possibility of new open spaces. Founded in 2005 by Eric Bland and Scott Eckert, the Old Kent Road Theater has been invited to perform at various downtown theaters including The Ontological-Hysteric Theater, The Brick, Dixon Place, and The Bushwick Starr.   OKRT plays have been noted for their ‘vibrant characters…heartfelt passion, and spirited volleys of non sequiturs’ (Village Voice) and described as ‘downtown theatre at its best’ (New York Cool.com).  Martin Denton of nytheatre.com recently noted, ‘Eric Bland is turning into the Woody Allen of his generation, possibly.’ www.oldkentroadtheater.com