Acting in The Bluest Eye is a great cap to what I have learned theatre is all about; stories that need to be told. To be entrusted with the responsibility to present lessons that transcend time by honoring the director's vision and the playwright was truly a blessing.
I'll always remember what was said by a gentleman during the talkback on Tuesday night. Though many of the parts are purposely comedic, our need as an audience to laugh at the side stories and jokes instead of being engrossed by Pecola's plight is an indictment on our own indifference. We must examine what of ourselves stops certain people from blossoming and why we so easily acquiesce to the shortfalls of our community. We must no longer be hostile to marigolds.
One more show Friday Night March 12 at 8:00pm. $9 Student ticket; $26 Regular Admission.
Thank you all for coming out to support me and this beautiful story. "You are true friend[s]"
Congrats to my castmates, crew, and Walter Dallas; a director who brought an insermountable amount of vision, nourishment, and love to those involved and the play itself.
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