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At its core, UnRavelled is a deeply personal journey inspired by creator/writer Jake Broder’s experience with his father’s dementia. It’s about what happens when a loved one begins to change—what’s lost, what remains, and how relationships adapt. support caregivers and families navigating the emotional, practical, and often isolating terrain of neurodegenerative disease, offering them connection, tools, and hope.

UnRavelled’s mission is guided by three key goals:

Raise awareness and reduce stigma for Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and all neurodegenerative diseases
Support the FTD community by connecting caregiver dyads with critical support services
Promote brain health and early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases through targeted medical education

We rely on community support to bring the play and its free outreach initiatives worldwide, with planned tour stops across the United States, Europe, and Central and South America. Any amount you can give can help build a more informed, compassionate, and connected public response to brain health. Thank you for your support!

ABOUT THE PLAY
UnRavelled is a powerful synthesis of theatre, music, science and visual art. This “revolutionary theatrical production” (Metro Silicon Valley) explores the complexities of the human mind through the parallel lives of scientist-turned-painter Anne Adams and composer Maurice Ravel, both affected by frontotemporal dementia.

With a cast of 10 actors and musicians, the play follows Adams, a gifted biologist whose life unravels as she abandons her career, consumed by the desire to paint and an obsession with Ravel’s iconic Boléro. As Adams’ cognitive decline accelerates, her art flourishes, revealing a surprising link between neurological disease and creativity. “An exquisite example of epic theatre” (Colorado Boulevard), UnRavelled sheds new light on dementia with empathy and awe.

Recipient of five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nominations, the LADCC Award for Streaming Design, and the Beverly Hills Theater Guild Playwriting Award.

Creative Team:
Created & Written by Jake Broder
Directed by James Bonas
Produced by Cath Brittan
Outreach Director: Samantha Rose Williams
Co-Director and Movement Director: Cydney Uffindell-Phillips
Composer & Sound Designer: Mark Grey
Resident Director: Nina Goodheart
Set Designer: Emma Kingsbury
Lighting Designer: Masha Tsimring
Video Designer: Adam Larsen
Costume Designer: Molly Irelan
Production Manager: Kerstin Heinrich
Stage Manager Rose Tablizo*
Casting by Michael Donovan Casting, Michael Donovan CSA, Richard Ferris CSA

With:

LUCY DAVENPORT, Anne Adams
ANDREW BORBA*, Robert Adams
DAVID AARON BAKER, Dr. Bruce Miller
LEO MARKS*, Maurice Ravel
TRACEY A. LEIGH*, Carol/Ida
ARON KALLAY, Music Director & Keyboards
RANDY GLOSS, Percussion
RACHEL IBA, Violin
MICHELLE ELLIOTT REARICK, Cello
NATHANIEL EDISON, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Dizi

*Member of Actors & Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

UnRavelled is made possible by the generous support of the following organizations:

Kissick Family Foundation
Lilly
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Bluefield Project
Dana Foundation
Global Brain Health Institute
For Their Thoughts Foundation
FThree Foundation
Kristin Holloway
Kestrel Neuroscience
UCSF Weil Institute for Neurosciences - Fein Memory and Aging Center

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