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“I saw 36-24-36 on Monday, and let me just compliment you and your cast on a fabulously on the spot commentary about eating disorders. The play touched me incredibly as woman who has suffered from disordered eating in the past, as well as my friend who suffers from an eating disorder. We were in tears by the end of the production. I enjoyed it so muchThank you, and once again congratulations.”
Lauren Salvatore
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“I saw 36-24-36 last night. I cannot express enough how happy I am that you all had the courage and strength to do this. I have been in recovery from anorexia and bulimia for the past 8 months. I am 31 and have suffered from this illness since I was 16. It was not until this past December that I hit total rock bottom and found myself at The Renfrew Center in Florida. I am proud to say life is really different these days. However still a struggle, as I suspect it will be for a long time. One of the hardest parts of my eating disorder was feeling so abnormal, so alone, so tortured. It was not until Renfrew that I realized I was not alone. As I listened last night I heard the voices that so long controlled me. I think it is truly a gift
what you all have done.
I wish that there was more....more ways to let others who are suffering know they are not alone and more that we can do make the public and government know this is an extremely serious disease...we need support. I wish there were more people like the cast of 36-24-36 who have the courage to openly share what is it like to have an eating disorder...
the pain,
feeling lost, out of control, the obsessions, feeling not good enough... bad...alone... the guilt, helplessness, and how much of a fight it is too win over ED. Thank you for taking a huge step in touching those that need support, those that need education, those that need to know their future and their children's future can be different, and those that need to know they are not alone."
-Julie
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"The gang who created 36:24:36 should take their show on the road to high schools, colleges and any place where women and men obsess about their weight. Which, in this country anyway, means practically everywhere. "
" This production shows us how obsessions with dieting, exercise, and our body can be destructive, comforting, and frightening and it does so with extraordinary eloquence and insight.
. This show is actually a lot funnier than I expected it to be. I liked that several perspectives are presented, even the story of a man who suffers from bulimia. There are quite a few very powerful moments in this production. I was captivated by its honesty and fearlessness.
I really enjoyed the structure of this show. It's very theatrical and that works well for the subject matter. Director James Duff does an excellent job staging a show that presents many stories from different writers as one unified thought.
Ann Malinowsky gave me chills in her scene in front of the mirror when she was begging herself to stop making herself throw up. She really lets go and exposes herself. I also enjoyed Danielle Tafeen's character. I know that girl.
Gavin Bellour gives a great performance… The whole cast pulls off a very entertaining, often funny and quite powerful show. This production hides nothing and that honesty makes for powerful and explicit theatre. "
Richard Hinojosa
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"Anyone who has ever turned down a piece of chocolate cake they really craved, put in three hours on the treadmill to lose one pound, or binged on Rocky Road at 2 o'clock in the morning should see 36:24:36. That means women and men, teens and 50-somethings., 36:24:36 is a personal, forceful, funny-sad performance piece about being obsessed with your weight."