Madhouse Rhythm
Written and Performed by Joshua Walters

Thursday thru Saturdays, August 14 - 23 at 8PM $15-$20
Directed by Amy K. Kilgard
Original Score by Gabriel Aranda

Madhouse Rhythm is an autobiographical collage based on one man's experience with madness. A variety of styles, including hip hop theater, spoken word and beatbox infuse this humorous tail. Join Joshua as he takes you inside the mind of a man captured in the throws of a psychotic breakdown, forced to make sense of being locked away in a madhouse.

"I worked as a professional in Mental Health for over 40 years and never saw such a lucid exposition of the reality of symptoms, medication and awareness. This message should be broadcast."  -Paul Gorman, Psychologist

Madhouse Rhythm is an autobiographical collage based on one man's experience with madness. A variety of styles, including hip hop theater, spoken word and beatbox infuse this humorous tail. Join Joshua as he takes you inside the mind of a man captured in the throws of a psychotic breakdown, forced to make sense of being locked away in a madhouse.

"I worked as a professional in Mental Health for over 40 years and never saw such a lucid exposition of the reality of symptoms, medication and awareness. This message should be broadcast."

-Paul Gorman, Psychologist

Joshua Walters is a member of the Berkeley Poetry Slam Team, the San Francisco State Speech Team and the Bay Area Beatbox collective The Vowel Movement. In 2002 Joshua co-founded the San Francisco Young Adults chapter of the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance and now performs/speaks as a mental health advocate.