SerahRose Roth
I was at a holiday party this weekend. The children out-numbered the adults. I commented to my boss (who also happens to be my dad), that children are the mark of a successful company. Employees who are supported in their work, are confident in their jobs, and happy in their lives, have the ability and desire to dedicate time to creating family lives.
It is unusual, in theatre, to have many children around. Being a theatre artist is not easy; being a parent and a theatre artist means a lot of missed bedtimes, no vacations, and a lot of child ‘hand-offs.’ And then I realized that, at GAN-e-meed, although we still fall into the fringe category (i.e. we count ourselves lucky when we can give all our artists a small stipend), several of our company members have children. We must be doing something right, that we can attract and retain dedicated artists who also spend time with children.
5 yr old, Avi, up a ladder during Not A Box tech week
So here’s to the children of GAN-e-meed and their dedicated parents. You help us remember that it is possible to have a family and be a theatre artist at the same time. To both create art on stage and art in life.
Here’s to you:
Two teens (one off at her first year of college!), two adults, several grandchildren, a gradeschooler and her preschool brother, and a kindergartner. And, of course, we had parents at Not A Box; we hope to meet their children one day too.
May your holidays and wintry days be filled with sledding, hot cocoa, and home-made plays.
SerahRose
Executive Artistic Director
Mother of ‘Avi up a ladder’
