ill. is experienced, written and performed by Rebecca Wilson. Wilson's solo, multi-tonal show combines her unparalleled wit, burdensome intellect, hard-hitting punchlines, and all consuming empathy to tell the tales of caregiving for her mother (currently battling ovarian cancer for the third time since her original diagnosis in 2019), family dynamics of taking care of both her mother and father during this dark time, her issues with mental health and substances, unhealthy romantic relationships, and finding her happiness again through a stint at a Boston psych ward and a Georgia rehab by learning how to practice stoicism and finally learning to let things go and find lasting peace, presence and purpose.

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Wilson's solo-show combines honesty and vulnerability with punchlines. She is a stand-up comedian as well as an actor, so she is able to perform her experience and words with energy, realism, groundedness and heart. It's Wilson's hope that this show will help the audience approach people who are going through a mentally suffocating time with curiosity as opposed to contempt. ill. has made audiences roar with laughter as well as feel deeply to the point of free-flowing tears. 

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“Wilson is a stand-up comic, so her style of presentation inevitably includes standard features such as the occasional interaction with the audience. But ill. is distinguished from the norm by high levels of vulnerability and sincerity. ill. is an intense and deeply personal look at the consequences of caring too deeply. There is eccentric, observational humour but also a sense of relief, even salvation, at having coped with an extreme situation” - British Theatre Guide

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Its 2026 Atlanta Fringe Festival debut elicited the following audience responses:

"Absolutely brilliant, heart wrenching, and so so funny!"
"This show will save lives"
"So powerful, so beautiful, so funny and so heart breaking"
"Recovery, life and femininity at its best"
"Better than therapy"
"This play snapped me back into reality after a recent relapse"
"It made me laugh, made me cry, and made me feel seen"