Look at all those fabulous people! We all happened to be at Anna's excellent one-woman show on Friday night (she's bottom right in the photo).
Anna uses theatre to work adults with autism. Working with a professor who just finished her dissertation on parents of children with autism, Anna created a one-woman piece that explored the feelings, struggles and triumphs of these parents.
It was moving.
Three of her students performed Shakespear monologues before the show. They were fabulous, I was impressed and touched.
Anna became a great new friend. She's super awesome.
We stopped at In-n-Out at the end of the night--nailed it!
The next morning, these and several others all gathered for the all-you-can-eat french toast at Kneader's (!). "The Brits"--two couples from the UK who are always involved with the Nauvoo pageant--had just gotten into town for rehearsal and everyone wanted to get together to catch up. I loved meeting these new, wonderful people! And listening to their stories; they're all involved with special programs or work at something that's really meaningful.
They are good-hearted, and they make good, important work.
These are the kinds I like to be surrounded by--they help me see how we can use our talents and our passions to change the world.
