近距离内射合集

As the world looks toward the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Musical Theater Southwest is putting a spotlight on days after with 鈥淐ome From Away.鈥�

Adrianne Elkins, who plays Bonnie, said the show isn鈥檛 about 9/11; it鈥檚 about the aftermath and the underlying current of tragedy from the day.

鈥淭his show is about how a community took care of people on 9/12,鈥� she said.

鈥淐ome From Away鈥� tells the true story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, which hosted over 6,000 passengers from various grounded flights after the attacks on the Twin Towers. The process of landing all the planes in Canada was called Operation Yellow Ribbon, Elkins said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy to me that people don鈥檛 know about that. That never really made the history book,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut how freaking cool is it that somebody took the time to build this show to celebrate the fact that this tiny region took in all these people purely because they had a big enough airport.鈥�

She said Gander represents how, in times of crisis, there is a decision about 鈥渨hether or not we鈥檙e going to fold鈥� or be helpers.

Elkins said the folksy score makes 鈥淐ome From Away鈥� special and includes instruments like a mandolin, fiddle and piccolo.

鈥淚f you go to a lot of musical theater, you鈥檙e gonna notice right away that it鈥檚 a different style,鈥� she said.

Along with its unique musical theater genre, Elkins said the way the score is built is a bit diabolical. The music changes and captures the profound and pervasive loss, moving the audience to tears, she said.

鈥淲e go from heartbreaking to super upbeat, fun, high-pacing, let鈥檚 get the banjo in,鈥� Elkins said, 鈥渁nd then before you know it, the next song is devastating.鈥�

Jesse Miller, who plays Kevin T., was familiar with the play before starring in it and said he has always had a soft spot for the song 鈥淪omewhere in the Middle of Nowhere.鈥�

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 one of the best pieces of the show, where basically everybody gets to kind of go back home after realizing how much community really means to them and how much relationships mean to them,鈥� Miller said.

Each actor plays a central arc character, Elkins said, along with background roles. Elkins鈥� main role is Bonnie Harris, whose real-life counterpart worked for an animal welfare organization. Harris broke into the grounded planes to rescue animals stranded in the cargo holds.

鈥淭here鈥檚 the character you鈥檙e playing, which is like a caricature sort of, that鈥檚 been developed by this director, this writer, to sort of tell some thematic thread of it,鈥� Elkins said. 鈥淎nd then there鈥檚 the real person that you know exists, but is being charactered.鈥�

She said when she first saw the notes for Bonnie describing her as brash if she doesn鈥檛 get her way, she wondered what the real Harris felt being reduced to one line.

Elkins also plays other roles, all background characters, but she said these background roles help guarantee there鈥檚 no singular main character.

鈥淵ou have your moment that you鈥檙e telling the story 鈥�,鈥� Elkins said, 鈥渁nd then you become like a secondary character so that someone else can tell they are part of their story, and so we shift back and forth to support one another鈥檚 vignettes.鈥�

Miller said having multiple roles has been one of his favorite parts of the show, and 鈥渋t stretches the acting ability for everybody as well.鈥�

Once on stage, people rarely leave, switching between accents and costuming hidden around the set to differentiate characters.

The cast has 16 actors, including some born after 9/11. Throughout rehearsals, Miller said he has enjoyed hearing the younger actors鈥� thoughts on the show.

鈥淚t鈥檚 also kind of nice to have a little bit of a different perspective on 9/11,鈥� Miller said. 鈥淓specially for people who may not even remember that time period, people who may not have even been born during that time period.鈥�

Elkins said in today鈥檚 political climate, shows like 鈥淐ome From Away鈥� are essential.

鈥淭o be a member of a community and to enjoy the privileges of a community, there is also a price we pay,鈥� Elkins said. 鈥淲hich is that sometimes we have to put a lot into that community to take care of other people.鈥�

鈥淥ur world moves forward because there are people who are willing to do what has to be done 鈥� to pull animals off of a plane, to feed and house 7,000 people.鈥�

Elizabeth Secor is an arts fellow for the 近距离内射合集. You can reach her at esecor@abqjournal.com.