| Rose
Weaver
“Menopause
Mama” (theatre)
Menopause
Mama is a compelling, and often hilarious solo performance about
menopause and aging. Through a variety of characters and songs, it
depicts the struggles, triumphs, tears and the lighter side of
menopause, while also tackling tough subjects with honesty.
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An Actor/Writer
and Producer, Rose Weaver has guest starred on The Brotherhood, The
Young & the Restless, In the Heat of the Night and such films as
The Accused, Poetic Justice, and Go Tell It on the Mountain.
Theatrically, she has performed at Trinity Rep, Mark Taper and
The Globe.
Weaver has worked
with film directors Jonathan Kaplan, Stan Lathan, John Singleton,
Philip Noyce, and Linda Otto. She earned a BA in English from Wheaton College, an MFA in
creative writing from Brown University, and a Doctor of Fine Arts
(honorary) from Marymount Manhattan College.
Her plays include: Menopause Mama; Silhouette of a Silhouette;
and Skips in the Record which she is currently using in collaboration
with the Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Association to teach about the
disease. Awards include
the YWCA Outstanding Woman of The Year Award in Arts Education and The
Lucille Lortel Playwriting Fellowship.
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