08/06/2017
❤️ Dear students, friends and families:
To everything in life, there is a season.
Every performance brings the bittersweet moment of a final bow.
I have loved every moment of Stage Play: the students I have loved, the folks I have met in our community, crazy performances, classes full of laughter, and lively workshops. It has been an honor and a joy to share my love of performance with you. You have challenged and inspired me and given me memories for a lifetime. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Summer 2017 was the final chapter of the Stage Play program, at least for now. Life has a way of changing our direction… I am leaving this adventure with a heart full of gratitude and pride in the time we have shared together. As I close the door, I would like to share these final thoughts:
Always believe in yourself. You have so much beauty inside of you. Never be afraid to share it with the world.
Kindness and laughter are gifts that will carry you through the toughest challenges. Meet those challenges bravely and head-on, but never be afraid to ask someone for help if you need it. Likewise, support those around you. We need one another.
Art and creativity are essential. They add beauty and depth to life.
and never forget…“Now you know just who we are. Every ham here is a star!”
Children carry more potential than we ever give them credit for. They are gifts we are given to nurture and care for. Youth is brief. If you are among the lucky who have been able to add color and joy to those wondrous years, if you have touched the developing life of a young heart in a positive way, then you have been blessed indeed.
Students, parents, staff…thank you all so much! It has truly been a joy. :)
Karen