March 11, 2008 9:39 AM
Loudoun County - WaPo on Very Special Arts' new play
Speaking of Very Special Arts, the Washington Post LoudounExtra has a great "inside look" this morning :
Cast Members Share 'Tale' of Purcellville History
By Melissa Arseniuk
Tuesday, March 11, 2008When Meredith Bean McMath was asked to direct the 2008 Very Special Arts production, she went in with high expectations.
But even after the play debuted at the new Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center last weekend, the director admitted she underestimated her cast.
About 35 of the production's 50 cast members live with some sort of physical or mental disability. Many of McMath's actors deal with autism, Down syndrome or varying degrees of developmental delay.
McMath said cast members' disabilities didn't stand in the way of her expectations. In fact, the Aurora Studio Theater artistic director said she learned something from the experience: "They will surprise the heck out of you."
Read entire article - and see a slide show (Jonny and Justin are in #11) - here.
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"The Old Homeplace: A Loudoun Valley Tale" will be performed again Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 540-338-7973.
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