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Graphic by Jagriti Khirwar. Photo by Mae Koo.
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A Lesson in Swimming
(2018 – Present) Director and Dramatrg
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Writer/performer Michael Shutt is a three-time stroke survivor. This is his story. Hilarious and poignant, A Lesson in Swimming is a five-part radio play that takes you inside his brain as it “breaks” and invites you to experience how deep the cracks really go.
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Chapter 1: Something Cracks 

Chapter 2: What’s Your Emergency? 

Chapter 3: Sink or Swim 

Chapter 4: The Hour Of Our Death 

Chapter 5: A Life Worth Living
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Awards
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Winner, Audio Production of the Year from the Young-Howze Theater Awards, 2022
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Presentations
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January 2021
Adapted and released as a 5-part audio production
May 2020
World premiere presented by Moving Arts delayed due to pandemic
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August 26–September 5, 2019
Workshop production presented by Moving Arts at Atwater Village Theater ​
May 4, 2019
Staged reading presented by Moving Arts at Harmony Toluca Lake​
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Credits
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Michael Shutt, playwright and performer
Diana Wyenn, director and dramaturg
John Zalewski, sound design, music, engineering
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This radio play has been supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Arts and Disability Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Note: Any findings, opinions, or conclusions contained herein are not necessarily those of the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Arts and Disability Center.
A Lesson in Swimming was initially developed in Terrie Silverman’s Creative Rites Masterclass and received a workshop production at Moving Arts with director and dramaturg Diana Wyenn.
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