World Stroke Day 2022

Today October 29th 2022 is World Stroke Day 2022. In appreciation of the stroke survivors who have inspired us such as one stroke survivor who allowed us to interview her personally to add to the authenticity of Professor Ben’s character, symptoms and recovery process, in our film  "A Stroke Of Endurance" and other survivors who supported our film “A Stroke Of Endurance” from the very beginning of its creation, and after like our wonderful new fans who are stroke survivors that let us into their worlds https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-stroke-of-endurance-featured-on.html Crip Video Productions would like to now be a part of World Stroke Day every year! We wrote a post for World Stroke Day 2018 here https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/01/screening-and-world-stroke-day-2018.html and for World Stroke Day 2019 here https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-stroke-day-2019.html Please read our previous posts linked for a poem by a cast member of "A Stroke Of Endurance" for World Stroke Day and, reminders and encouragement for Stroke Survivors!  This year we would also like you to be aware of a condition called spinal stroke which is a stroke to the spinal cord that can cause paralysis and is rare. 
 To watch “A Stroke Of Endurance” for free with open captions and audio description (audio description intially created by Dylan Rothbein and completed by Tucker Salovaara) and share it with other stroke survivors and their loved ones for World Stroke Day see here http://cripvideoproductions.com/astrokeofendurance.php We hope "A Stroke Of Endurance" is a great resource for all stroke survivors and their loved ones for World Stroke Day today and everyday!

2 Talks on education

On September 28 2022, I spoke to a group of students who are becoming special education teachers about Cerebral Palsy, media representation of disability, and education for disabled students. We discussed some movies the students had already watched for the class and the meaning behind “Crip” in Crip Video Productions. We discussed “Drama Sighted” and “A Stroke Of Endurance”. The students told me what resonated with them in what they had watched. Some students shared how they had seen disabled people get underestimated by doctors and the larger society. Some didn’t know people with invisible disabilities could use the ADA. On October 6th 2022 I spoke to another group of students learning to be teachers for very young children. The discussion was about Crip Video Productions, Cerebral Palsy, and individualizing education accommodations and building accessibility into a course as a course is being designed from the beginning. We talked about disability representation in books and the fact that students will have disabled parents that the teacher will also have to accommodate.

Education talk and kids performance

On April 12 2022 I(Margot) spoke to a group of young college students about disability and the public education system. We discussed Individual Education Plans(IEPs) proper accommodations, ableism and Cerebral Palsy. I spoke about how Cerebral Palsy was actually classified as a developmental disability but Cerebral Palsy is an injury like a stroke, rather than genetic as many other developmental disabilities are. Of course Crip Video Productions was mentioned as the talk went into disability representation and movies. In other news Umbrella Children's Theater where I'm(Margot) vice president is having it's Spring performance this weekend! This performance includes actors with disabilities! Share with others in the Santa Fe New Mexico area! UCTP presents Coyote the Trickster WHAT: Coyote the Trickster by David J. Hudson, adapted by Rebecca Morgan and JoJo Sena de Tarnoff WHEN: Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 24th at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe TICKETS: $15 for adults, $5 for kids (no one turned away for lack of funds) Reservations: 505-424-1601 Umbrella Children’s Theatre Productions is thrilled to present Coyote the Trickster at Teatro Paraguas, written by David J. Hudson, adapted by Rebecca Morgan and JoJo Sena de Tarnoff, and directed by Miss Tarnoff. Ranging in age from 6 to 10 years old, child #actors will be performing alongside adult instructors. Coyote the Trickster is a collection of stories from the Hopi, #Navajo, and Pima Native American tribes of the Southwest. Some teach us about right and wrong, and some teach us about #traditions. Come have fun in the animal kingdom as our mischievous friend, Coyote, gets his skin, holds up the mesa, steals the stars…and more! UCTP was founded in 1988 as Southwest Children’s Theatre Productions by Rebecca Morgan and Celeste Allerton. The two companies combined have equipped thousands of Northern New Mexico children with skills that serve them as performers and human beings today, and prepare them for challenges faced later in life. This is the first Umbrella Children’s Theatre Productions season since the fall of 2019. Coyote the Trickster opens Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m., and plays on Saturday, April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 24th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $5 for kids. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Reservations may be made by calling 505-424-1601, and tickets can be paid for at the door by cash, check, or credit card. This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts and the Dept. of Cultural Affairs, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and the LANL Foundation.

A Musical Pinata for Christmas 9 on Xerb

The NY primos in “Marimorena, Biscochitos, and the Fear of Missing Out” are played by New York City-based Crip Video Productions https://cripvideoproductions.com company members Margot Cole, and Izabela Ginda from "A Stroke Of Endurance", as part of A Musical Pinata for Christmas 9, which is being streamed from today until June 3 2022. The performance features a mix of disabled and non disabled performers. Click here https://xerb.tv/channel/teatro-paraguas/virtual-events/2838 to view the performance for free.  To make a Xerb account click the yellow sign up button, make a username and password, then click on "A Musical Pinata for Christmas IX" and click "watch" and "I agree to let Teatro Paraguas see my email" to view.  An annual community celebration for the holidays featuring a short play written by Alix Hudson and Paola Vengoechea Martini, and directed by JoJo Sena de Tarnoff entitled "Marimorena, Biscochitos, and the Fear of Missing Out." The play continues the storyline from last year’s featured play, "Home for the Holidays: Con Amor y Gozo," which was performed solely on Zoom. This year’s production is a hybrid offering, with a number of actors participating from New York via Zoom. In this Spanglish romp, 30 actors of all ages from our Paraguas family are also a literal family -- desperately trying to cobble together a "normal" Christmas for the family matriarch, Mama JoJo (JoJo Sena de Tarnoff). But with the chaos of the kids making biscochitos, the teens creating tree ornaments, the adults fussing over whether to present the Misa del Gallo on Zoom, and Padre and others hitting the Communion wine, chaos and hilarity shine as bright as the Christmas star. The Teatro Paraguas Orchestra, with 10 musicians led by Jeff Tarnoff, plays traditional and contemporary carols, including a few with dance routines choreographed by Xochitl Ehrl. A number of other short plays are presented, including "Oh, Tannenbaum," by Mark Harvey Levine. And Santa Clos shows up at the last minute to help bring down the piñata for all the kids in the audience.