I just got back from watching Kid 1 perform in the region drama competition. Can I tell you what? That is one brilliant kid. She is stunning. On stage, she opens like a flower, and all this depth pours out.
Wow.
Just wow.
The play the did is a one-act adaptation of a show called “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.” It’s the story of a WWII concentration camp called Terezin, where a woman held school for the children at the camp. They drew pictures (she had paint) and wrote poetry that will break your heart. Kid 1 played Raja as a child, then another girl played her as a teen, and a third as a grown woman, remembering. It was devastating in that healing way. Do you know what I mean?
So now I’m wondering why I don’t try to do some playwriting. Because, why not? I can handle dialog. And lots of plays are short on plot, right? (Yes, we all know that is my weakness.) And wouldn’t it be fun to have some work performed right here in my little town, by these kids I’m growing so fond of? Why, yes. Yes it would. So maybe that should be my next project.
But for today, I’m going to bask in the reflected light of my little girl, The Actress.
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OOOoh, I think you should do it.!!!! Plus you would so enjoy it. Give my congrats and hugs to the actress.
Just came on over as your blog was highlighted on another blog!!!
OOOoh, I think you should do it.!!!! Plus you would so enjoy it. Give my congrats and hugs to the actress.
Just came on over as your blog was highlighted on another blog!!!
I don’t know why it’s never occured to me either. My struggle with novel writing is that I’m too dialogue focused. Hrmm…
I love how you enjoyed her performance in such a deep way. What a lucky girl she is – and I don’t just mean being so talented.
I don’t know why it’s never occured to me either. My struggle with novel writing is that I’m too dialogue focused. Hrmm…
I love how you enjoyed her performance in such a deep way. What a lucky girl she is – and I don’t just mean being so talented.
Congratulations to your little actress! And I bet you could nail a screenplay or playwriting because the depth and breadth of emotion you use is phenomenal.
Congratulations to your little actress! And I bet you could nail a screenplay or playwriting because the depth and breadth of emotion you use is phenomenal.
Yes! Go Kid 1! And, yes! I’m all in for Becca Wilhite – playwrite!
Yes! Go Kid 1! And, yes! I’m all in for Becca Wilhite – playwrite!