15,000 Butterflies On Display For GLTG Teen Drama Project This…

May 16, 2013

15,000 Butterflies On Display For GLTG Teen Drama Project

This spring, Angela Miloro-Hansen, director of the teen drama I Never Saw Another Butterfly at Geauga Theater, decided to initiate a collection of 15,000 handcrafted, paper butterflies to represent the children that passed through the Terezin concentration camp, of which only 100 survived. Inspired by Holocaust Museum Houston “The Butterfly Project,” which collected butterflies to represent all the children who perished in the Holocaust, Miloro-Hansen collected more than 17,000 thanks to contributions from local schools, Girl Scout troops and libraries. The butterflies will be on display during the performances.

Based on a true story, this incredibly powerful script follows the journey of a teen and young woman as they are imprisoned in the Terezin concentration camp. In conjunction with the play, a traveling exhibit entitled From the Children, About the Children, For the Children-Art of the Holocaust, will be on display. The exhibit is on loan from The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education through a grant from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Performances are May 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and May 19 at 2 p.m. at Geauga Theater, 101 Water St. in Chardon.

The cast will be performing for local schools during the following week and will culminate the production in the Brickner Auditorium at Fairmount Temple at 7 p.m. on May 22. Betty Gold, a Holocaust survivor, will be a special guest at the Fairmount Temple and will answer questions from the stage after the performance. Fairmount Temple is located at 23737 Fairmount Road in Beachwood.

Public shows are $5, with reserved seats at Geauga Theater and general admission and tickets at the door at Fairmount Temple.

For more information, or to purchase tickets for the Chardon performances, go to www.geaugatheater.org or call 440-286-2255.

Conservation Rocks! Concert

Local musicians who also happen to work in the field of conservation will take the stage June 7 when Western Reserve Land Conservancy presents the fourth annual Conservation Rocks! concert at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets, which are $10 in advance and $13 at the door, can be purchased through the Beachland website at www.beachlandballroom.com or by stopping at the Land Conservancys new conservation center, located at 3850 Chagrin River Road in Moreland Hills. The show is for all ages.