Best Awards

I think my brother actually reads what I write….thus, I give him the credit for, “Best Supporting Actor”, in his portrayal of Max Von Detweiler in “The Sound of Music.” I was in college and I actually saw him in action. He was perfect – because he had fun in that role!

Discourse this evening following this memory included the fact that our father went to another town which had previously showcased this musical in which my brother debuted. They had the sets. My dad got the trailer and moved those numerous sets to the school stage which suited his son. I’m sure my brother’s status rose in this procurement. (They had to give him something?) Jab.

No. This is just another small town story. My brother, as many of us are, is a lover of life. He wanted to try the theatre and had fun. Like his older sister, he loved it. Who wouldn’t enjoy being placed in another time or space? It made me think, “We should all be cast in another’s shoes.” We should be given the opportunity to be somebody else without judgment. Theater.

The theater is the greatest place to experiment when you are young, quite frankly at any stage. Putting ourselves in another’s shoes is a gift. And, older now, we can do that without a performance. We can do it in every day life by merely paying the bill for a mother and her children at the restaurant. Maybe by stepping up and lifting that wheelchair? Just opening a door? Every day when I am out in public, I can see where I can be in another’s shoes. It used to be called, “courtesy.” We don’t need a drama class, we just have an opportunity.

So…portraying another person, life, episode….it’s grounding. Hey – congrats, Bro!