Film: Wretches & Jabberers w/Director Gerry Wurzburg
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
In 'Wretches & Jabberers and Stories from the Road,' two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence.

With limited speech, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, both faced lives of mute isolation in mental institutions or adult disability centers. When they learned as adults to communicate by typing, their lives changed dramatically. Their world tour message is that the same possibility exists for others like themselves. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Along the way, they reunite with old friends from the USA, expand the isolated world of a talented young painter and make new allies in their cause.

Gerry Wurzburg, the producer/director of the film will be attending.

Sponsored by the Arc of the New River Valley, the NRV Autism Action Group and the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic. Additional thanks for this screening go to the underwriters Wall Residences and Strenthening Our System.

For more information, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/events/?ID=1121

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