How I Got Over

"Can telling your story save your life?"

HOW I GOT OVER follows 15 formerly homeless women as they craft an original play, based on their harrowing true-life stories, to be performed one-night-only at The Kennedy Center. The women of N Street Village - a community for addiction recovery - have never performed on stage in their lives. Yet, guided by teachers from the Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, they discover their untapped artistic talents and reckon with their traumatic histories. Courage is found; a leap of faith is taken. Sharing their pasts to release the potential in their futures, these 15 emboldened women take the stage in front of a packed house, illuminating the transformative power of arts education.

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Vivere

Vivere

2007

The Hostage

The Hostage

2006

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

2017

Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

1981

The Irreducible Difference of the Other

Love Child

Love Child

2014

Daughters of Wisdom

Daughters of Wisdom

2007

Scrapper

Scrapper

2023

All at Sea

All at Sea

1993

Cool Kids Don't Cry

Cool Kids Don't Cry

2014

Innocence

Innocence

2006

Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

2014

To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014

Love During Wartime

Love During Wartime

2010

Adieu Paris

Adieu Paris

2013

Hunting the Phantom

Hunting the Phantom

2014

Despite Everything

Despite Everything

2019

Moving Parts

Moving Parts

2020

Transit Times

The Great Invisible

The Great Invisible

2014