Just got home from there--the PLMST--who did my breast cancer play, "...And Sarah Laughed." I think there's nothing remarkable about this play that I wrote 19-20 years ago. Fresh from my own breast cancer, angry and scared, I was trying out what I thought I knew about playwriting. But this cast and their director put their hearts into this little play, which they did love and did inspire them. In tiny Port Lavaca theatre, my heart was filled with the poignancy of seeing such hard work on the stage---and the excitement and nervousness because I was there. All cast members are either survivors (Sarah, played by Rebecca, three years out from breat cancer; the doctor, in real life, stage 4 colon cancer)--a whole bunch of survivors and caretakers here. And after the play, I get this beautiful hand-sewn beach bag filled with mementos and some good Tex-Mex.
I'll upload a picture soon--of Betty and the cast and that refurbished movie theatre called Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre.
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