FROM AMELIA WHO PLAYS THE TITLE ROLE IN OUR UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF DEAR GABBY.
The DEAR GABBY journey started a few months ago, but it’s definitely taken off from there.
For me, it actually started last year, when I was on makeup crew for the 2009 production. When I saw it in tech rehearsal for the first time, I was genuinely affected. To me, the greatest thing about the show is that it’s so universal. I think that every student can relate to the show somehow—we’ve all (to differing extents) been that uncertain, unpopular kid. Or we’ve seen our friends cheating on a test, or we’ve watched someone we love become someone we hardly recognize anymore.
As I watched the show for the first time, I found myself identifying with one character after another. While I didn’t necessarily condone the way they each dealt with their problems, I did understand where they were coming from. I knew how it felt to be in their situation, and I empathized with the characters.
None of us has ever done this before—we aren’t exactly sure what’s the “right way” to grow up. That’s one of the central themes of Gabby. As each of us gets a little deeper into our character, we’re also getting a little deeper into ourselves, and that’s a scary idea.
DEAR GABBY: THE CONFESSIONS OF AN OVER-ACHIEVER makes one public performance at the Akron Civic Theatre on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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