Get to Know Eric Barr
A Stroke Survivor’s Tale
This one-man show is a frank examination of the heart infection, surgery, and strokes suffered by Eric Barr in 2013. The show covers his rehabilitation, recovery, and return home after months in hospitals and rehab facilities. Also explored is the crucial role of the caregiver. “It is candid, funny, and hopeful.” An evening of theatre for its purest purposes: to educate, to enlighten, to inspire, and to heal.
Background
Eric Barr taught acting and directing at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), from 1975 until 2013 and is now a UCR Professor Emeritus of Theatre. He has directed over 100 productions, including The Rocky Horror Show, The Sea Gull, Much Ado About Nothing, Metamorphosis, and Angels in America. Eric was the Chairman of the Theatre Department for over 30 years and one of the architects of UCR’s MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts. He was the Founding Director of the UCR Palm Desert MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts.
Eric was a co-writer, along with Charles Evered and Marty James, on the movie, A Thousand Cuts. His screenplay, Hole in the Sky, was a finalist at Sundance, and the screenplay, Cirque Berserk, was a winner at the Telluride IndieFest. You can read some of his short stories, published online at Connotation Press, here and here.
In addition to his writing, Eric has worked as a theatre director and acting coach for many years. He was the Artistic Director of the Porthouse Theatre in Cleveland, taught acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) in Los Angeles, and worked as an acting coach with the National Theatre of the Deaf.
Eric’s weekly podcast on acting, “Notes on Acting,” can be found at Acting Is…, iTunes, Stitcher, and In Demand Radio.
Eric was a co-writer, along with Charles Evered and Marty James, on the movie, A Thousand Cuts. His screenplay, Hole in the Sky, was a finalist at Sundance, and the screenplay, Cirque Berserk, was a winner at the Telluride IndieFest. You can read some of his short stories, published online at Connotation Press, here and here.
In addition to his writing, Eric has worked as a theatre director and acting coach for many years. He was the Artistic Director of the Porthouse Theatre in Cleveland, taught acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) in Los Angeles, and worked as an acting coach with the National Theatre of the Deaf.
Eric’s weekly podcast on acting, “Notes on Acting,” can be found at Acting Is…, iTunes, Stitcher, and In Demand Radio.
