サラ・ドリューのインスタグラム(thesarahdrew) - 12月21日 23時37分

#FBF to my 11 year old self playing Annie at Take One Theater Arts on Long Island way back in the day. This production had a profound impact on my young life. The elementary school years were very challenging for me. I couldn’t quite figure out the relational dynamics in the various schools I went to, and I had a really hard time making and keeping friends. I was so lonely.
My childhood dream was to play Annie, and I realize now why I connected so deeply to her, though I didn’t understand at the time. Annie knew how it felt to be lonely, sad and disappointed, but she also knew how to long for something better. I loved her because she was tender and vulnerable enough to admit that some days are “grey and lonely”, but she was bold and courageous enough to “stick out her chin, and grin and saaaaayyyy- The sun will come out tomorrow!!” She was 100% certain that things could be and would be better, and I loved her for that. She thought the only thing that would make her happy would be to reunite with her parents, but the Universe had something bigger and better for her. The Universe gave her Daddy Warbucks. She couldn’t have dreamed him up in a million years.

That production of Annie was a turning point for me, not only because speaking her lines and singing her songs allowed me to express the pain and longing in my own little heart, but also because the community of Take-One Theater Arts became a safe space for me to belong. The kids, the staff, and the older actors became my beloved tribe. I blossomed and grew in that place, and I began to see myself as beloved in the world beyond my my tight knit family unit.

Here’s a shoutout to all the lonely “misfits” out there who are looking for their tribe. You belong. You are beloved. And... The sun will come out tomorrow!! ❤️❤️❤️🌞☀️🌞☀️

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