This week, the Music and Theatre department presents the world premiere of the play One Tattered Angel, written by Craig Ferre and adapted from the book by Blaine Yorgason.
One Tattered Angel tells the true story of Yorgason and his wife Kathy adopting a child who was born without a brain. The narrative covers the resulting challenges and miracles that came from their experience.
Three years ago, Ferre, a faculty member in the BYU–Hawaii Music and Theatre department – who also serves as the play’s director – read Yorgason’s account and thought the story had the potential to become a great play. “As I read it, like most people, you can’t help but be touched,” says Ferre. “It is an amazingly beautiful story.” Ferre adapted the book into a play format and sent the adaptation to Yorgason who gave special permission for the play to be performed on the BYU–Hawaii campus, making this a premiere of both the play and the playwright.
There are eighteen individuals in the play’s cast. “All of them have put so much time, effort and emotion into the play,” says Ferre. Cameron Abaroa, an IDS major from Arizona, and Kimberly Kitto, a psychology major and theater minor from Utah, play the lead roles. “It is a very inspiring play,” says Kitto. “It’s a great way to begin the holiday season.”
Everyone is invited to attend One Tattered Angel, which will be performed this week from Thursday-Saturday, November 6-8, at 7:30 PM in the McKay Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the Aloha Center Information Desk.
