Hum

A solo show about how neurodivergence can save the world - one hum at a time. Each performance of "Hum" is live-improvised by a different musical guest, hearing the story for the very first time on stage. Musician TBA! At 10 years old, Julie became consumed with the question ‘what will happen next?’. When she couldn’t find an answer in her uncertain world, her body gave her one: a hum. 

But when her hum was diagnosed as mild Tourette’s syndrome, medication took it away. She was left with a question, no answer, and a quest to find something – or someone – to reunite her with that mysterious good feeling. “Hum” explores the complicated role of shame in treating mental illness, and the humor that exists at the intersection of clinical neurodivergence and everyday anxiety. Rather than getting rid of our tics, what would it take for us to imagine a world where tic-ing isn’t wrong?

This is a mixed seated/standing venue. Seats are first-come, first-served.