The Crankie Show

Discover the art of hand-turned tales created by magical thinkers!

Introducing The Crankie Show, stories of eleven artists living with serious mental illnesses that will be told for the first time through their amazing panoramas. 🖌️🎨

These visual artists have illustrated true-life stories they scroll, or crank, inside viewing boxes.

The Crankie Show features visual artists: Randall Jones, deMichael McGee, Mark Mayfield, Dominique Pruitt, Bill Sera, David Hudson, Kathleen Williams, Clare Donahue, David Dunn, Gini White, and Anonymous.

🎤 Narrated by Anne Swedberg and Ray Bassett, the stories unfold before you turn-by-turn.

Writer: Peggy Douglas

Visual Art Director: Frances McDonald

Technical Director: Taylor Boyd

Crankie Box Fabricator: Randy Fairchild

✨ Join us for this unique combination of visual storytelling that celebrates a traditional Appalachian art form!

General admission $15. Students, seniors & and AIM Center/Hart Gallery members $10.

Showtimes: May 31st at 7:30 pm & June 1st at 2:30 pm at Barking Legs Theater.

Get your tickets today! https://www.barkinglegs.org/ourevents/the-crankie-show

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