Streetcar Collective for the Arts Presents Human Troubles – A Savagely Funny Dark Comedy About the Mental Healthcare System Dec 28- Jan 5

January 5, 2025 7:30pm–10:00pm

Doors open at 7:30 and show starts at 8pm .

Streetcar Collective for the Arts is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of Human Troubles, an uncomfortably hilarious dark comedy that dives into the complexities and absurdities of the mental healthcare system in the United States. Join us for an unforgettable theatrical experience at the New Marigny Theater on December 28th and 29th, 2024, and January 2nd through 5th, 2025. Human Troubles explores the chaotic world of inpatient psychiatric wards through sharp wit and humor. Set against a backdrop of a Kafkaesque bureaucracy apathetic to the patients’ needs, the play follows a group of mis6t characters navigating the bewildering—and often comical—challenges posed by a system that is meant to help them.

“Human Troubles could be described as ‘if One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest passed the Bechdel Test’” quipped Miles Hendler, who performs the role of the Doctor-Nurse-Secretary. Other cast members include Liz Johnston-Dupre as Dora, Claude Whitscell as Christian, Brooke Volkert as Jack, and Samantha Hubbs as Sarah.“I’m ridiculously excited for opening night,” said playwright and director Mariana Santiago. “This is one of the most dynamic casts I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with – and the New Marigny Theater is a perfect venue for this show.”“Human Troubles” invites audiences to re?ect on the realities of mental healthcare in the United States (and particularly Louisiana) while delivering laugh-out-loud moments that are both poignant and thought-provoking. With a talented cast and production team, this play promises to shed light on the importance of the self-preservation instinct in the face of systemic failures. Tickets are available now at streetcarcollective.org