as a supplemental addition to my honor's in the major thesis discussing how american musical theatre can change societal stigmas against mental illnesses, i directed and put together a presentation that is half cabaret half staged reading. we sang through songs from shows that have worked at destigmatizing mental illnesses as well as original material i wrote in an attempt to continue the evolution of this destigmatization of mental illnesses through musical theatre. the event was free at the university of central florida, sunday, april 22nd at 6:30. videos from the production can be found here.