Mandy

From Dreamedia - 'Creative Event Production'; http://www.dreamediant.com.au/event-management.htm
Interesting sample company! 

Wikipedia - Event Management (pretty dry, but with info on potential school courses)

EventManagement.com - how-to's for lots of different types of events


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Being a new mom - adjustments!

'How Becoming a Mom Changes You (For the Better)'

'Being a Mother Brings New Blessings'


Miranda Kerr on motherhood:



This doesn't necessarily speak much to Mandy's actual situation in the play, but may be helpful for mindset (as far as the things the mothers are 'reflecting' on). It's nice.

Funny. Series of very short videos.

Movies

Psycho - a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock that describes the encounter between an embezzling secretary (Janet Leigh) and the owner/manager of the Bates Motel (Anthony Perkins).

IMDB page

Wikipedia page - includes summary





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Brazil - a 1985 British sci-fi fantasy directed by Terry Gilliam, described as a 'dystopian satire' that has achieved cult status. The movie is named after the recurring theme song, 'Aquarela do Brasil'.

IMDB page

Wikipedia page - with summary




Clip 1 of 10 - follow to YouTube for more clips



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Invasion of the Body Snatchers - a 1956 sci-fi directed by Don Siegel. In a small California town alien invaders replace humans with perfect (albeit emotionless) replicas, and a local doctor discovers the plot.

IMDB page

Wikipedia page - with summary

Trailer:




A.O. Scott talks about the film:

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a potentially debilitating anxiety disorder triggered by exposure to a traumatic experience such as an interpersonal event like physical or sexual assault, exposure to disaster or accidents, combat or witnessing a traumatic event.                                           - found here

This is a good basic overview of PTSD from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and PubMed Health 

WebMD provides a somewhat more expansive overview

The Wikipedia page has quite a bit of good information, but it also has a LOT of detailed clinical information (such as neurological activity and medical applications) that may not be as useful.

It is evident that early diagnosis and treatment can frequently keep the disorder from developing into a trauma. 

From a 2010 PBS documentary entitled 'This Emotional Life'

Another clip: Bob talks about the effects of PTSD on his life:

Lisa French was on the bus bombed in London in July 2009:

News interview with PTSD veteran:

Here a soldier talks about PTSD and describes some of his own symptoms - his explanatory information comes from the same sources I've listed above.

Here Begins the Play

Time Stands Still, by Donald Margulies, premiered at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2009, began a run on Broadway in Jan. 2010, and then re-opened in October to play through Jan. 2011. The play was nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play, losing to Red by John Logan.


'"Time Stands Still" is not a political play, or at least not intentionally, anyway. It questions, among many other things, how we represent and digest unimaginable events, whether in photography, in writing, or in popular culture.'

Q&A with Donald Margulies

New York Times review (and video)


'As this domestic drama unspools, intriguing questions come up. Are war journalists saintly or self-serving? Are global conflicts everyone's problem? Is being a mom less important than having a career for a woman? Since no theme emerges as dominant, the show becomes diffuse. It's as though a photographer shot pictures with several lenses on her camera at once. What kind of single image would that make?'

NY Daily News Review