But the intro to the production is not the only time we see the use of puppetry to allude to the magic of imagination puppetry is beautifully scattered throughout the play as a medium to not only tell the students’ stories, but to also help them approach and understand the stories of their new classmates. Veve (Audrey Elaine Hailes) absolutely rocks on stage that screams “I’m a fun teacher ready for anything!”Īs the production begins, on stage the students Angelina (Carla Duren), Rigoberto (Camilo Linares), Min (Ashley D Nguyen), and Sam (Noah Virgile) do what young children do best: use their imagination! Using a variety of simple objects found throughout the classroom, guided by the Puppetry Design and Direction by Emma Wiseman, the students create a makeshift puppet that, with the students’ help, can walk, run, dunk a basketball, and fly away on a breeze. But it is not just the color scheme that shines on stage the costumes compliment the young school age range of the characters come to life, and there is mad respect for the fun purple jumpsuit Ms. Similarly, costumes by Trevor Bowen compliment the rainbow aesthetic beautifully as each character is dressed themed in their own separate color scheme that only further brightens the space the characters inhabit. The classroom setting is carefully curated to create a feeling of warmth and whimsy for the children meant to learn within its walls. Lighting designer Tuçe Yasak, Scenic Designer Jian Jung, and Projection Designer Attilio Rigotti go hand in hand beautifully to create a wondrous and magical classroom sure to make any teacher drool in envy at its chic rainbow lighting and crisp clean lines. Directed by Charlotte Brathwaite, with Music and Lyrics by Toshi Reagon and Script by Jacqueline Woodson herself, The Day You Begin is a wondrous production that encourages its audience to recognize their own magic within and to tell their own story. 📷 Teresa Woodīased on the the #1 New York Times bestseller of the same name, the world premiere of Woodson’s children’s book is brought to life on the stage of The Kennedy Center’s Family Theater.
But luckily for you, the Family Theater at the Kennedy Center is a bright and fabulous space for you to experience the joy that is Jacqueline Woodson’s The Day You Begin! The Day You Begin at The Kennedy Center. Sometimes these new spaces take time to become familiar, and sometimes it takes courage within ourselves to open up to these new experiences to create our own place within this space. There are different sights, unfamiliar sounds, and usually, new faces who have different experiences than you. It is difficult at any age to enter a new space. “There will be times when you walk into a room, and no one there is quite like you, until the day you begin to share your stories”
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