New Kid October 31, 2009

Has someone in your family ever felt different or out of place, maybe a little lonely or left out? How would you treat someone new, someone who might look or sound strange to you? New Kid is a unique, award-winning play that tells the story of a boy named Nick who leaves the fictitious country of Homeland and comes to America with his parents. Through the theatrical device of having the American characters speak an invented phonetic language while Nick and his parents speak English, the audience immediately shares Nick's isolation and confusion. Eventually Nick gains a sense of belonging, even as he teaches his new friends a lesson about learning to celebrate our differences.