OPAL by Robert Lindsay Nassif
A tragically beautiful and spiritually inspiring play that garnered several Off Broadway awards Opal explores one little girl's attempt to "make earth glad" by helping those around her to fulfill their needs and desires. Based on the true story of Francoise D'Orleans, who was shipwrecked as a child off the Oregon Coast, Opal is a bittersweet musical that grew out of Francoise's own diary entries. Sometimes disturbing and sad, Opal carries with it magnificent flashes of insight, and moments of pure joy.
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Orlando Repertory Theatre
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Orlando Repertory Theatre
THE YELLOW BOAT by David Saar
THE YELLOW BOAT is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia, and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. The story of THE YELLOW BOAT Is a glorious affirmation of a child's life, and the strength and courage of all children.
A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: "One was blue, one was red, and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun." Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, "Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat."
All Children's Theatre & Santa Fe College
A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: "One was blue, one was red, and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun." Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, "Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat."
All Children's Theatre & Santa Fe College
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
by Katherine Paterson and Stephanie Tolan
When an unlikely friendship is forged between a young boy and girl, it becomes the beginning of a very special story. Inseparable and guided only by their imaginations, they create a magical kingdom in the woods, Terabithia, where they reign as king and queen. When a terrible tragedy happens, one friend is left to deal with life without the other and examine the gifts of friendship.
The Orlando Repertory Theatre
The Orlando Repertory Theatre
THE FOREIGNER by Larry Shue
Winner of two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production. The Foreigner is an inspired comic romp, equal in inventive hilarity to the author's classic comedy The Nerd. The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by "Froggy" LeSeuer, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time "Froggy" has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. So "Froggy," before departing, tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Based on what the NY Post describes as a "devilishly clever idea," the play demonstrates what can happen when a group of devious characters must deal with a stranger who (they think) knows no English.
Santa Fe College
Santa Fe College