The Fine Arts Department of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus will present David Sarr’s “The Yellow Boat” Feb. 9-11 in Malone Hall Auditorium. Curtain will be at 7 o’clock each night.
“The Yellow Boat” is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings.
Daisha Walker, speech/theatre instructor at the Perkinston Campus and director of the production, explains the play’s title: “A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: ‘One was blue, one was red, and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home, too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun.’ Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, ‘Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat.’ His remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world.”
Cast members, and the roles they play, include Tony Russell as Benjamin, Trae Spears as Father, Trae Stigletts as Eddy, Christine Lopez as Mother and Hanna Kittrell as Joy. The chorus includes Dustin Lewis, Dena Hawkins, James Williams, Mariah Goode, Danielle Rockforte and Casey Sharp.
To reserve tickets, call 601-928-6369.
