I love the theatre community and have for many years. I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to be a part of it for a very long time. I am writing this with tears rolling down my face as I read how this community has come through to offer not only emotional support but amazing financial support to a beloved member of the theatre community, who had tragedy strike yesterday in NY. She and a friend were returning home from a church event and were struck by a car that went through a red light. She and her friend are both in critical condition and, tragically, both their children who were walking with them, were killed.
Since yesterday, the theatre and extended communities have raised ~$300,000 for the two families. The related comfort and support that is going on behind the scenes with getting extended family to the city, looking after the grief stricken husbands, cooking, visiting and supporting family at the hospital, it’s just an overwhelming show of a true family. Hug your kids tight today and savor every minute you have with them.
