Well, not exactly - but for the first time in my memory, a First Stage Theatre production is getting front-page coverage in the Herald-Dispatch.
That should be a good indication of how important this topic is and how seriously it's being taken.
Here's an excerpt from today's story by Dave Lavender about The Bully Plays:
When Mary Smirl overheard the kids in her acting summer camp class talking about bullying, the long-time theater mom knew First Stage Theatre Company couldn't be a bystander.
She knew they needed to take action from the stage.
With a cast of some two dozen mostly middle- and high-school-aged students and four adults, regional children's theater company First Stage is performing The Bully Plays, a series of 24 short plays exploring bullying and cyber-bullying.
First Stage will perform school shows on Wednesday and Thursday, and will then offer public performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, as well as 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Jeslyn Performing Arts Center, 1030 4th Ave., Huntington.
Tickets are $10 and $8 for children (12 and under). Group rates are available.
You can read the rest of the story right here.
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