Broadway and screen actor Chryssie Whitehead (Broadway’s CHICAGO, A CHORUS LINE & WEST SIDE STORY Film) confronts her Bipolar II diagnosis by stepping into herself—literally. Using her own voice, body, and story, she unpacks decades of family secrets, societal stigma, and inherited trauma.
A raw, cinematic nonfiction work told entirely through live performance centered around mental health.
BY: CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD
Through movement, stillness, and emotionally charged text… She rewrites the silence around mental illness and survival—not with reenactment, but with presence.
More than a personal reckoning…
IN MY OWN LITTLE CORNER is a cinematic act of testimony.
Performance becomes truth.
Vulnerability becomes craft.
healing becomes the film’s form.
Mission:
Open up conversations about mental health
Whitehead’s genuine and brave storytelling leaves an INVITATION for viewers to feel less alone and, perhaps, see themselvEs SOMEWHERE in her story.
Filmed on March 16th, 2025 in New York City
Now submitting to film festivals and pitching for global distribution with hopes to increase access to more hearts worldwide.
LIVE CAPTURE STILLS
March 16th, 2025
AUDIENCE takeaways
our TOUR
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![Torrance, CA]()
March 23, 2024
Torrance Cultural Arts
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![Oshkosh, WI]()
MAY 3, 2024
Grand Oshkosh
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JANUARY 22, 2024
Abrons Arts Center
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![Long Island, NY]()
February 1, 2024
Madison Theatre
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February 17, 2024
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
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APRIL 19TH 2024
TampaRep
our PROGRAM
Every single human being in the audience and on this planet want the same things: to be seen, to be heard, to be loved, to be accepted, to be understood. For all of you reading this, whether you are a professional, a student, a parent, a dreamer, or someone who just stumbled upon IN MY OWN LITTLE CORNER: our hope is for any audience member to leave opening up conversations about mental health & feel more connected to humanity. After all, if we don’t share our stories, no matter the medium, how can we truly care?