During one of the most inspired weeks of rehearsal we have had so far, the casts and I sat down and talked about HOPE. The characters of our play live through the most horrifying and brutal times in human history, and yet they never lose hope. Why is it important? How does HOPE incite action, ensure our survival, connect us together? What are we without it? We have set out on this voyage to find these answers within the script and within our own humanity. I have asked my actors to reflect on this and share their thoughts. Please keep reading and sharing your thoughts with us!
"Hope is important. Hope is when
nothing seems right, there is still that piece inside of you that
knows that you can get through it. Hope is what keeps us going, everyday.
Everyone has hope in the end, and they use it when they need it. Hope keeps us
alive.
Hope keeps us as us."
-Drew W., Age 13, Honza
Today marks the first official performance of The Butterfly Project tour! At 7:30 PM this evening, 19 young actors from the original two casts will take the stage at the Shannondell at Valley Forge. Thank you to all of the supporters who are making this journey possible.
Hope
ReplyDeleteBy: Katie Sharbaugh
I stare upon a golden ray
That brings to me a golden day
Another chance to live a dream
Another thread, another seam
Woven with the colors bright
That keeps alive the day and night
That falters but never does fall
Because it promised to stand tall
And though does flicker in the storm
Surges through a fighting warmth
And in the end eventually
Brings that golden ray back to me