A daughter recounts her repeated attempts to get healthcare professionals to pay attention to her mother&rsquo\;s un acknowledged eating disorder and the ultimate failure of the healthcare sy stem when her mother eventually dies of anorexia nervosa. Because it deals with the mature themes of cancer\, eating disorders\, and death\, this pe rformance is recommended for ages 13 and up.
\nMia McCullough is a p laywright\, screenwriter/filmmaker\, educator\, performer\, and producer.& nbsp\;Her plays have been seen at theatres around the country including St eppenwolf\, The Goodman\, Stage Left Theatre\, Chicago Dramatists\, The Ol d Globe\, and Red Fern Theater\, as well as in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. \;McCullough created and co-produced The Haven\, a w eb series centered around the staff and clients of a domestic violence she lter. Season 1 of The Haven is now playing on OTV - Open Television. \ ;
\nMcCullough \;has \;taught playwriting and screenwriting at Northwestern University\, Carthage College\, \;and the University o f Illinois - Chicago\, \;as well as playwriting classes at Chicago Dra matists and workshops in Chicago Public Schools. She&rsquo\;s written and published a book on the creative writing process called Transforming Reali ty. She is a member of Honor Roll!\, a group of femme writers over 40\, as well as a member of the Dramatists Guild.
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