As a future educator, the experience of being invited to be a guest director was incredibly rewarding. At first, being on the "other side" seemed daunting, but I feel that the opportunity to lead these young adults was am excellent chance for growth. Theatre kids will always be some of the most passionate students in regards to what they do, and the kids in these casts are no exception. I was impressed with how quickly they responded to my direction, and how thorough they were when applying it repeatedly.
Cape Central Theatre is growing, and I see very good things in the future!
-Zach Reece (Fit - Class of '15)
Ellis Grey said it best: “the carousel never stops turning.” The problem is we never know if our carousel is turning left, right, up, down, fast, or slow. We have no idea how it works for other people either or how they handle obstacles they face including the ones we might put in their way. Atypical Boy focuses on how a young man struggles with how the world views him because of his differences. Our hope for this show is that people become more aware of the impacts they have on others.
-Ryan May (Atypical Boy - Class of '15)
Disability. Special Needs. Special Education. Different. Weird. Strange. Unusual. Atypical...
The beauty of humanity is that we all have the opportunity to be different, to be unique, to be special. However, when that is labeled it somehow becomes different, it somehow makes us believe we are different, it somehow becomes monstrous, it somehow makes us believe we are monsters.
When a child is born, we hope he/she will be healthy, we hope he/she will have a perfect life, we hope he/she will be happy. When it is discovered that your healthy, perfect, happy child has a disorder or a disease...does that make you love him/her any less? Sadly, sometimes the answer is yes...this is Boy's story.
When a child (or adult for that matter) is diagnosed with a disorder or disease that is "invisible" to the outside world, it can be the hardest struggle of all. People know you are "different" but they don't know the facts, that actually you are just like them, you may just have changes in your routine. Or wear a helmet...this is Lucy's story.
So many students fill the halls each day struggling to manage these invisible monsters. We see them as "the bad kid" or the "dumb kid" or the "loner" when really nothing is wrong, except the monsters we as a society have pressured onto them. Please, take this time to throw away your worldly fears and worries, allow yourself to immerse into the life of these characters. Understand that yes, we are all different, and yet, we are all the same.
Tag,
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