I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Miners Alley Playhouse presents the world premiere of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Walter L. Newton, based on the best selling novel by renowned local author Joanne Greenberg. Rick Bernstein directs.

Debra Klein created the Kingdom of Yr as a form of defense from her
frightening reality. In childhood, Debra suffered frequent abuse from her anti-Semitic peers and neighbors. At first Yr was a safe-haven, but over time the gods of Yr became tyrannical dictators who ruled Debra’s every word and action. At the age of 16, Debra was committed to a mental hospital with schizophrenia. This is the story of her remarkable cure.