TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories
TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories is a documentary theatre play, and was first performed at The Newhouse School, Syracuse University in November 2019. It was conceived, directed and produced by Tula Goenka, and written by Nancy Keefe Rhodes with Kyle Bass. It’s the second phase of the Look Now Project.
The participants were breast cancer survivors Anju Varshney, AnnMarie Giannino, Colleen Anderson, Deirdre Bordies and Barbara Genton; Sheila Lemke, a retired breast cancer oncologist; Anthony Deboni, a plastic surgeon in private practice specializing in cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction; and Samuel Gruber, who lost his partner to breast cancer.
TitBits featured on WAER 88.3 FM’s Syracuse Speaks
In December of 2019, an edited one-hour version of TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories was featured on local NPR station WAER’s monthly show Syracuse Speaks.
TitBits Featured on WAER 88.3 FM
In early November 2019 WAER 88.3 FM released an interview about TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories.
Featured are the stories of AnnMarie Giannino and Samuel Gruber, and the piece references TitBits and the Look Now Project as a whole.
TitBits Featured in The Newshouse
Several key stakeholders: Tula Goenka, creator of the Look Now Project; writer Nancy Keefe Rhodes; participant Barbara Genton; and portrait photographer Cindy Bell speak to The Newshouse.
TitBits & Look Now Featured in Syracuse Woman Magazine
Look Now Project creator Tula Goenka was featured in the October 2019 issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, as someone inspirational in Central New York.
TitBits & Look Now Featured in Syracuse University News
Tula Goenka, professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, is the producer and director of “TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories,” an original documentary theater piece that will have a cold reading in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium of Newhouse 3 on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Goenka, herself a breast cancer survivor, has dedicated the last decade to sharing her story and the stories of other breast cancer survivors to break down barriers between public perception and their personal experiences.
Below, she shares her experiences and why this work—and advocacy—is so important.
TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories Press Release
A Syracuse University News press release in October 2019 announced the performance of TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories.