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The Actual Dance is a play in one act written by Samuel A Simon and is auto-biographical. 
 
A universal story now widely acclaimed as transformative for the audience, The Actual Dance is in the eighth year of performances.  It all started with a real-life experience. 

  • Read Sam’s story of creating the play »
  • Hear from both Susan and Sam and watch them talk about their unique experiences of “the actual dance.” »

The History and the Company

The Actual Dance was written in 2012 and was publicly performed starting in 2013. There have since been more than 200 performances and there and now two versions of the show. The original as performed by playwright Samuel A Simon and an adaptation as performed by Chuk Obasi.  

  • The Actual Dance Performance History »
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Discover Samuel A. Simon's newest play Dementia Man, An Existential Journey

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Dementia Man, An Existential Journey is the autobiographical story of a man who faces his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by actor and playwright Samuel A. Simon.

​In this full-length theatrical piece, Simon takes the stage as a man facing his cognitive decline and asks the hard questions of what to do next in the face of what he calls “an existential journey.” It is a peek into the head and heart of the struggle with a broken medical system and a personal and family challenge. The play challenges the audience to imagine a meaningful future for the millions of people with neurocognitive disease, with accommodation and adaptation.
Learn more at DementiaMan.com
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ACTUAL DANCE
Contact Samuel A. Simon for information and media inquiries:
[email protected]
​202-329-1851
www.TheActualDance.com
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Mr. Milt Orkin, Responsible Agent, at Producers, Inc.:
[email protected] • 813-988-8333 • www.producersinc.com

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