Mrs. Packard

Mrs. Packard: Inspired by a True Story isa play by Emily Mann about Elizabeth Packard, a woman in 1860s Illinois who was committed to an asylum by her husband for disagreeing with his religious views, leading her to fight for women's and patients' rights after her release. The play dramatizes her wrongful incarceration, the horrors of the asylum, and her subsequent legal battle to prove her sanity and challenge the laws that allowed her imprisonment. It's a historical drama that explores themes of liberty, religious freedom, and women's rights.

TRIGGER WARNING - this show includes themes of violence and abuse. NOT appropriate for children.

This show integrates hearing actors from OCC's Theatre Program along with platform signing actors from OCC's Sign Language Interpreter Program, supervised by qualified mentors.

Interpretation for the production is provided by interpreting interns through a supervised clinical experience partnership between the Oakland Community College Theatre Program and the Sign Language Interpreter Program. Student supervision follows the requirements of the State of Michigan Deaf Person's Interpreter Act and the Memo of Understanding between the Michigan Division on Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing and the Michigan Interpreter Education Programs. Further, hearing and Deaf interpreters who are experienced performers provided supervision, mentoring, and language modeling to the students in preparation for and through these performances.

To request accommodations for DeafBlind access, please contact Diana Campbell at least 48 hours in advance at [email protected]. Make sure to include which date you are attending the show, and what type of accommodations are needed.

Masks are no longer required on OCC campuses, however, we do ask if you are feeling unwell, please stay home for the health and safety of our audiences, cast and crew.

Campus Map -- Please park in Visitor and Staff parking lots at the campus. The theatre is in the center of the campus on the main walkway. Smith Theatre is in the T Building.

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