It is the season of giving. A lot of gifts will be exchanged this month. However, very rarely do you see people truly giving to their communities. Our popular culture keeps expounding the virtues of community and how important it is to our children and society as a whole, but who really gives their free time to this? Most Americans spend their time driving a two-hour commute to the suburbs and then plopping in front of the electronic community of “Friends” or “Survivor.” That is not real.
What I see at Take A Bough Productions (TAB) is real. TAB is a nonprofit community theater in Monroe, also known as the Pine Nut Players or the Monroe Play House. Here, I see Debra, Carol, Greg, Brad, David and a whole host of other people sorting costumes, building sets, rehearsing lines, stringing lights, painting signs, sorting concessions.
How often do you find this outside of church or school? Here is a committed, community-oriented group of people providing incredible learning opportunities for anyone who wants to get involved. Our daughter loves theater. That was the original reason we began spending our free time here. My husband and I still haven’t seen one episode of “Survivor.” And we don’t care if we ever do. Our entire family is learning the importance of working together, how each seemingly small piece of a production can make a difference, and that more goes on behind the scenes than meets the eye.
This holiday season, I am so incredibly grateful for this group of hard-working folks at TAB. I wanted this team to know that we think what you are doing is absolutely wonderful and irreplaceable.
Woodinville
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