Bounding onto a small stage in Southern California, this could have been the cast of any school play in America.
Their journey to opening night, however, was marred by fire and loss.
Visuals by Isadora KosofskyWritten by Isabelle Taft
Every Saturday this spring, dozens of kids streamed into a school gymnasium in Pasadena, Calif. They sat cross-legged, clutching their scripts, the lines from “Alice in Wonderland” echoing off the walls.
Within the confines of the weekly rehearsals, life felt almost normal. But outside, they were grappling with loss on a staggering scale.
