Victoria Maxwell took the Kay Meek Centre stage May 22 for a performance of her one-woman play, That's Just Crazy Talk. The event was a fundraiser for the North and West Vancouver branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association in support of its new STEPS program for youth struggling with anxiety and depression. Festivities kicked off with a wine and cheese reception and silent auction. Then, Maxwell, an actor, educator and speaker on the lived experience of mental illness and recovery, took the stage. Her show looks at both the light and dark side of living with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis, and describes one woman's journey of coming to terms with mental illness within herself and in her family. The performance was followed by a panel discussion. northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca
