Mental: A Character Analysis

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Throughout my academic career, I have faced many hardships. No challenge I ever tackled, however, was quite like the one I grappled with during my junior year Advanced Theater production of the show Mental: A play that addresses the issues of mental illness and teen suicide. Cast as Warren (the male lead), I received the task of being able to accurately depict a teenager struggling with debilitating mental illness, and it was my responsibility to give my best performance. I started my immense challenge by thoroughly researching OCD and depression (the mental illnesses of the characters Warren and Joanna), but I still needed to find the inspiration behind my dialogue. That was when I delved into videos of those who suffer from mental illness,

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