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The Magic of Big Green Theater Festival

There is something magical about the First Law of Thermodynamics

The Magic of Big Green Theater Festival
Audience members after the end of the show talk with the actors.

The Magic of Big Green Theater Festival

There is something magical about the First Law of Thermodynamics

The Magic of Big Green Theater Festival

There is something magical about the First Law of Thermodynamics. Energy is invariably conserved. What we tend to forget is that energy can be conserved through people. More than any other art form, the theatrical performance transmits energy through the communion with an audience every night. Two weekends ago, the Big Green Theater Festival transmitted a great deal of energy delivered in a frenzied 10-act play, written by a group of ten fifth-graders, performed by a highly energized cast and directed by Jeremy Pickard.

It started subtly, setting the stage with a scene from an everyday family, whose life is disrupted by Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane and its destructive effects became the vessel that…

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