Sibyl Renaye Revives THIS IS WHY I WHISPER at Symphony Space Today

Back by popular demand, playwright Sibyl Renaye revives her award-winning autobiographical stage play, This Is Why I Whisper, at Symphony Space's Pete Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street for two special showings today, June 29, 2013 @ 2pm and & 7:30pm. Jonathan Valdez returns as director with Rasheda Crockett joining original cast members, Michael Gilbert, Sandra Williams, Deidre Da Silva, Keith H. Henley, Maurice A. Tucker, Eugene Daniels, Errol Dicks, and Manuel Monsante.

WHISPER tells the story of man's battle with schizophrenia and the feelings of guilt, fear, and shame the ordeal fosters in his family. Seen through the eyes of his sisters, struggling to honor the last wish of their mother, WHISPER, tells in heart-breaking detail of the trials a family must endure when one of its members is mentally ill.

The gripping drama laced with humor is based on the playwright's own brother's condition and the uphill battle she and her sisters were forced to bear. The play is Ms. Renaye's attempt to make sense out of the bitterness, anger, and misguided feelings of embarrassment she and her siblings felt.

These special performances are designed to create further awareness for mental illness.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Peter Norton Symphony Space at 212-864-5400 or online at www.symphonyspace.org.