71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 413-648-SHEA

When The Mind's Free Film Premiere

Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Presented by Real Live Theatre. Join us for a free premiere screening of an original dance-theatre film created in conversation with Shakespeare’s King Lear.This contemporary story follows a queer family navigating Alzheimer's and Addiction

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Western MA premiere screening of When The Mind's Free

Sunday, March 8th at The Shea Theatre

3pm

Celebratory community gathering after the film (including the Shea’s own cash bar)

Free to attend, donations welcome

When The Mind’s Free is now an experimental film adaptation of our original piece of devised dance-theatre, created in conversation with Shakespeare’s King Lear, following a day in the life of a contemporary lesbian couple and their adult daughters as they navigate Alzheimer’s disease and addiction, and seek light in their darkest times.

The piece was developed over a multi-year period of improvisation and in conversation with Shakespeare’s King Lear, as well as in consultation with memory care organizations, caretakers, families, and individuals dealing with memory loss.

This screening is supported in part by grants from the Shelburne, Deerfield, and Bernardston Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

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Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year. We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!