Daily Archives: December 1, 2015

Twisted View

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imagesI may be prejudiced but I feel that in theatre we work with THE most remarkable teenagers in the world! In what other teenage world are they being asked to pull together their brief time on the planet and be accountable and more conscious of all that is going around them, the choices that they have made, and the all-important consequences. They are daily asked to discard the most valuable protection they have – the all-important mask! Now, they cannot proceed without owning the reasons behind everything they do. We discuss feelings. We go to dark places and feel comfort – or least tolerance for those that are different. We get closer to the inside than any other high school pursuit! There is no teacher’s edition of what we do – not even a sense of true and false. We are ultimately vulnerable. Those who can leave the most behind are the ones most likely to move forward. I love these students and their herculean endeavor. In that we will never realize the destination, I love journey with them. Read more