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The deepest thanks to Delaware Shakespeare for their virtual Shakespeare Day event and including the Zerbey boys.
A few years ago, Westen charged the stage on Market Street in Wilmington to volunteer to read a line of Shakespeare. Westen had just turned seven and could hardly read. I was nervous as I hadn’t expected this. I was terrified to be exposed as a homeschooler who hadn’t even taught his son to read. David Stradley fed him his line. Westen wasn’t anxious. My wife and I had worked hard to conceal our anxiety over his inability to read. We hadn’t yet come to an unschooling mindset. In that moment, when his desire overpowered any perceived inability, I started to realize what children are capable of.
Since then we’ve been to nearly a dozen productions and both boys have become paid actors with a talent agent. I dreamed of sharing my nerdy, sitting-alone-with-a-good-book love of literature with them. They dive into those worlds and resurface to bring them to life.
Thank you, David and Delshakes, I could never express all the magic you’ve inspired in our lives.
God bless and thank you for reading,
Jason