12 Schools. One Stage. Why Come From Away Had to Be the Show

For years, members of the Northwest Ohio Theatre Educators Network talked about bringing students from area high schools together for one production. When the rights to Come From Away became available, they finally found the show that made sense.

Production Coordinator Kory Meinhart joins cast members Jayden Armitage and Emma Brazeau to talk about why Come From Away became The TEN's first collaborative production and what it's been like bringing students and educators from 12 area schools together.

They also talk about taking on a story connected to 9/11 when the student performers weren't even alive when it happened, the responsibility that comes with telling that story, and why the message of people opening their doors to strangers still matters.

It's a conversation about theater, history, community and what can happen when school programs that normally work separately decide to build something together. As Kory explains in the episode, the students aren't simply representing their individual programs. They're learning from one another and celebrating what their schools can accomplish together.