Saying No. For Now.
Our organization has tried from day one to say nothing but yes to New Mexico’s high school theatre students. It’s one of the first lessons in theatre, learned in improv classes: say yes. We started by offering a new channel for them, a new opportunity: a trip to the Jimmy Awards.
When the Broadway League announced last month that they would not host the Jimmy Awards this year, we were heartbroken, as were many New Mexico drama students, but we kept searching for some path forward for the Enchantment Awards, some way to keep that door open. We could not find one. Containing the current pandemic requires us all to close doors, and so must we. There will be no Enchantment Awards show this year.
But, as Maria says in The Sound of Music, quoting the Reverend Mother, “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” We are working on finding that window, opening it as wide as we can, and bringing as many as we can through it. While today’s announcement is a sad day for all of us, a day of “no,” we will announce next week what we will do, how we will say “yes,” yet this summer.
April 7, 2020
When the Broadway League announced last month that they would not host the Jimmy Awards this year, we were heartbroken, as were many New Mexico drama students, but we kept searching for some path forward for the Enchantment Awards, some way to keep that door open. We could not find one. Containing the current pandemic requires us all to close doors, and so must we. There will be no Enchantment Awards show this year.
But, as Maria says in The Sound of Music, quoting the Reverend Mother, “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” We are working on finding that window, opening it as wide as we can, and bringing as many as we can through it. While today’s announcement is a sad day for all of us, a day of “no,” we will announce next week what we will do, how we will say “yes,” yet this summer.
April 7, 2020
Celebrate Students!
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We celebrate everything our students gain through involvement in their high school theatre programs: confidence, creativity, a greater sense of community, greater empathy, and so much more. Those are assets they can take with them on any path they choose in life.
Certainly, we are here to support students who have an interest in pursuing careers in dramatic storytelling or any of its related arts. We encourage and support them in acquiring the skills necessary — acting, singing, dancing — but also help them to see how those skills support the telling of stories that help all of us to grow. Photo by Max Woltman
New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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