'The Yellow Boat' by David Saar

YOU ARE INVITED! Come join Three Bone Theatre at UpStage NoDa for our production of 'The Yellow Boat' by David Saar directed by Robin Tynes. This show will run two weekends: May 8th & 9th May 15th-17th It is a touching story of a family sailing through the ups and downs that childhood sickness brings. The story of The Yellow Boat is a glorious affirmation of a child's life and the strength and courage of all children. This dramatization is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: "One was blue, one was red and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home, too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun." Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, "Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat." Benjamin's remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world. The Ensemble: Allison Rhinehardt Pryor Rhinehardt Chris Freeman Tiffany Bryant Terrance Bryant Jackson Dan O'Sullivan Carmen Bartlett Scott Miller Our community partner for this show is very special to us, Team Odin Baer. Team Odin Baer is a support and community group for a young boy who is battling a terrible cancer in Salisbury, NC. Odin Baer, son of Erin and Colin Dougherty, was diagnosed with DIPG, an inoperable brain tumor on October 3, 2013. Robin and Carmen, Three Bone Theatre co-founders, met Erin when they were in school at Catawba College. Erin teaches costume design and construction at Catawba. Odin is 3 years old and enjoys dancing, singing, and playing with his little sister, Scotland. We band together to help with costs of medical expenses and to celebrate his life. To learn more about this amazing little boy and his family, please go to https://www.facebook.com/teamodinbaer?fref=nf TIckets are available at threebonetheatre.com! Get yours now, seating is limited! This show is appropriate for ages 10 & up.