I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow

Overview

Anna Snapp boldly shares the deeply personal, painful, and earth-shattering details of her long-term battle with chronic disease, mental illness, and sexual trauma in “one of the bravest performances [I] have seen in a long time.” (“I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow is a Brave Emotional Rollercoaster” – All About Solo). Snapp takes the audience through her atypical and agonizing coming-of-age story through the lens of being a young woman who was forced to put a terrifying puzzle together without the picture on the front of the box.

“Sun” has been performed for thousands of people over the last nine years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Off-Broadway on Theatre Row at the United Solo Theatre Festival, at the Capital Fringe in Washington, D.C., and for various medical students, doctors, and nurses at Hofstra University’s Humanities in Medicine Program, Zucker Hillside Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center through Northwell Health in New York, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA), and the NEGEA Health Humanities Special Interest Group for their national virtual conferences.

“Ms. Snapp is a fearless and versatile performer. With honesty and vulnerability, she addresses her audience directly to share deeply person details of her life… Her performance makes for a truly engaging and moving experience.” (“I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow is an Ode to Resilience” – All About Solo

“Anna Snapp gives a robust, witty, and protean performance in this genuinely candid and insightful solo theater piece” – DC Metro Theater Arts

About the Artist

Anna Snapp is a Philly-based actor, writer, and content creator whose work has been seen at festivals and companies including but not limited to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Off-Broadway on Theatre Row at The United Solo Theatre Festival, the Capital Fringe in Washington, D.C., New York Shakespeare Exchange, The Brick Theater, Irish Heritage Theatre, Blunt Ensemble, and Rising Sun Performance Company, and various medical establishments nationwide. She studied at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Temple University, and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has a deep passion for creating art for social change, eliminating stigma surrounding mental illness, and transforming the healthcare system from within through the telling of her experiences with health crises that changed her life forever.

Her other solo show, Its Not About the Damn Food is a verbatim theatre piece dedicated to telling her story as well as the stories of nine other people who have battled an eating disorder, which premiered in 2022. You can check out Annas social media content on Instagram and TikTok (@theannasnapp) that explores the arts, pop culture, mental health, body positivity, social justice, health, and fashion through the lens of absurdist comedy and bold advocacy. She is eternally grateful for the pain that gave her understanding, and the family and community who held her when she couldn't hold herself.

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