Jessie's Messy Mind

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BWW Interview: Jessie Knowles Brings JESSIE’S MESSY MIND to Fringe
By Don Grigware June 1, 2019

Accomplished stage actress Jessie Knowles brings her courageous hit solo show Jessie’s Messy Mind that sheds light on bipolar and schizophrenia by taking patrons on an eye-opening and mind-bending trip through her truly unique experience.

At a talkback after a show at her school, the presenter asked the audience if anyone had experienced a time when something they considered a flaw turned out to be an asset. Jessie Knowles raised her hand and boldly told the audience that her bipolar and schizophrenia actually heightened her creativity and spiritual insight. The room went silent and Jessie noticed that afterward people either treated her differently or avoided her altogether. She realized the lack of understanding people had about mental health…and that sh

NoHo Review of “Jessie’s Messy Mind”
By Samantha Simmonds Ronceros
“Jessie’s Messy Mind” is a riveting glimpse inside the life and mind of the extraordinary actress, writer, activist and bipolar schizophrenic, Jessie Knowles.
I left the show feeling privileged to have been there and that is quite an accomplishment for a play to have on its audience. Jessie has created a world on stage that shows what it is like to occupy her own fascinating mind. A mind that constantly bounces from one thing to the next. A mind that loves passionately, deeply and with great risk to itself. A mind that self destructs, then putts along seemingly untarnished for long periods to all those around it before it spins out of control once more.
This play is a testament to the courage and tenacity of a woman full of the brightness of the world and several very distinct personalities. All of these personalities vie for attention, sometimes interrupting at the most inopportune moments in her life. Are they her

Accomplished stage actress Jessie Knowles brings her courageous hit solo show that sheds light on bipolar and schizophrenia by taking patrons on an eye-opening and mind-bending trip through her truly unique experience.

LOS ANGELES – At a talkback after a show at her school, the presenter asked the audience if anyone had experienced a time when something they considered a flaw turned out to be an asset. Jessie Knowles raised her hand and boldly told the audience that her bipolar and schizophrenia actually heightened her creativity and spiritual insight. The room went silent and Jessie noticed that afterward people either treated her differently or avoided her altogether. She realized the lack of understanding people had about mental health…and that she could do something about it.

The result is Jessie’s Messy Mind, Knowles’ hit solo show that makes its next stop on its national tour at studio/stage this June as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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