From the Inside, Out
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From the Inside, Out is a theatrical piece originally created by Maggie Keenan-Bolger
from a series of personal interviews. Dealing primarily with the issue of self-injury in the form of "cutting
," the play imparts a larger message about the many ways in which people abuse their bodies and minds as coping mechanisms to deal with daily life.
First performed in 2005 by students at Oberlin College
, From the Inside, Out was then picked up by 4th Meal Productions and subsequently accepted into The New York International Fringe Festival in 2008.
Maggie Keenan-Bolger
Margaret "Maggie" Keenan-Bolger is an American actress, singer, playwright, and dancer. She is the sister of Tony Award-nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Broadway child star Andrew Keenan-Bolger....
from a series of personal interviews. Dealing primarily with the issue of self-injury in the form of "cutting
Cutting
Cutting is the separation of a physical object, or a portion of a physical object, into two portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. An implement commonly used for cutting is the knife or in medical cases the scalpel...
," the play imparts a larger message about the many ways in which people abuse their bodies and minds as coping mechanisms to deal with daily life.
First performed in 2005 by students at Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, From the Inside, Out was then picked up by 4th Meal Productions and subsequently accepted into The New York International Fringe Festival in 2008.