Play Updates
The play is now in development for a theatrical production and some of the new scenes and songs have been incorporated into the original version. The play package now includes:|
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David Gard, The Trenton Times |
- The new, expanded script with additional optional scenes and songs.
- Sheet music and demo CD's of three new songs by Grammy nominated composer and lyricist; John Forster.
The new songs are: That's What I Love About... (a moving vocation of the joy-- and significance-- of the holiday season), We Are Denmark (a compelling rendition of how the Christian Danes came together to save their fellow Jewish citizens from the Nazis, in 1943) and Chutzpah (a witty and rousing description of the efforts of Margaret MacDonald, director of The Montana Association of Churches, to convince the citizens of Billings to have a little “chutzpah” and take a stand against the acts of hate occuring in their town).
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Performance of "Chutzpah" song at Not In Our Town Conference in Bloomington, Illinois |
This past October 6, 7, and 8th, educators and community leaders from across the country gathered together in Bloomington, Illinois to share what they have done in their own communities to combat prejudice and intolerance. They all belong to the Not In Our Town movement which was inspired, in part, by the 1993 events in Billings. Patrice O’Neill and Rhian Miller, who produced Not In Our Town, the award-winning documentary about those events, organized the conference. We were thrilled that excerpts from Paper Candles were performed for the conference’s participants on October 6th and 7th, and that the response was so enthusiastic.
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Performance at Whitwell Middle School, Whitwell, Tennessee |
This past November 9th and 10th Paper Candles, in its entirety, was performed by students at the Whitwell Middle School, in Whitwell, Tennessee. You may be familiar with the wonderful documentary, Paper Clips, which tells the story of how the school and community came together to commemorate – in a very unique way – the memory of the 6 million Jews who perished during the Holocaust. The memorial museum, which students and townspeople created, was re-dedicated on November 10th. and Paper Candles was performed at that time. It was a very moving experience for everyone involved and we were truly honored that our play was a part of that special day.