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Theatre Arts

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  • Vaudeville Dreams

This play tracks the journey of JARED (15) as he navigates frightening terrain with his mother BECKY) (30's) who is dying of cancer.  His relationship with SHARON (40's) who gives him his meals  before and after school-is difficult, complicated as it is by his inability to connect using expected behavior norms.  He has been diagnosed with Aspergers. They connect through old movies and SHARON's knowledge of Vaudeville- a love and history she shares.  He begins to see performers in all the people he encounters in his mobile home park.  His dreams create a plan to save his mother weaving an increasingly diverse, and perhaps impossible plan

Other roles- those of fellow mobile home park characters 3-4.  Mixed ages, gender, etc.

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