Oh the Planning!

It has been a while since we have visited the IB assessments. Today was spent doing just that as we began setting tentative dates for deadlines and such. Going over all the assessments has got me thinking about what I have planned for the IPP. Much earlier in my blogs I spoke about a performance based on my parents' oral histories, specifically my mother's. As you may or may not know, my parents fled from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. I have been raised on my mother's stories of the escape, the experiences, the lessons. They are as much a part of me as they are of my parents. I find such inspiration in my mother's bravery at her young age and I want to be able to share her stories with others in a much more accessible way. Though I have the idea I find myself at a loss as to how to transform into something for the stage. I have always imagined it coming out as a public service announcement or even a movie/documentary, but never something for the stage. What I am more fearful of is not finding the right actors that can grasp how much this topic means to me and many who have made that journey to America. What's more is that I am afraid that I will not be able to give the story the meaning and power it has given me. I just don't know if it will come across correctly.