![]() ![]() Taking on the role of Sugar is Karen Ruch, who has been seen on stages and behind the scenes all over central PA. So, of course, the part must be played by a true Renaissance woman. On this journey, Sugar is your friend, your therapist and your teacher. Throughout the show, the audience will come to understand why Sugar’s column was so popular. Her life experiences and traumas serve as a framework for her responses to her letter-writers, and it is blunt, but compassionate. Sugar is no “Dear Abby.” Her advice is not cut and dry it is not simple. As of this April, Hulu will run the first season of a screen adaptation starring Kathryn Hahn. The cultural significance of this story continues to spread. “Tiny Beautiful Things” was adapted to the stage in 2016 by Nia Vardalos (of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” fame) and ran in New York at the Public Theatre starring Vardalos for a sold-out run. Strayed might be best known for her best-selling autobiographical novel “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” which details her fight with drug abuse and personal trauma to her journey of self-discovery on a single, 1,100-mile hike. It was originally published as a collection of essays in 2012 by Cheryl Strayed, who wrote the column pro bono for The Rumpus under the “Sugar” pseudonym. The play has had quite a journey from page to stage. During her stint as “Dear Sugar,” she hands out earnest and sometimes brutally honest advice, and, this spring, her story (and the stories of her letter-writers) will be shared at the intimate Studio Theater at Open Stage. In “Tiny Beautiful Things,” we meet Sugar, an advice columnist who shares correspondence from her time working at the online literary magazine, The Rumpus. And that brings us to “Tiny Beautiful Things.” It takes courage to expose the deepest parts of who we are. ![]() How do I leave her?”Īsking for advice can be difficult. We ask a friend or family member or maybe a therapist, and these more serious pleas might be whispered over a coffee, in the corner of a cafe, or sent via a text that may have been written and rewritten a dozen times. There are other kinds of advice we ask of the more intimate sort-advice on extremely personal, embarrassing or life-changing decisions that need a second opinion. If you’re feeling adventurous, you might venture on to Nextdoor or Facebook to inquire about various neighborhood events. At the doctor’s office, you might ask why your neck makes that weird popping sound when you turn it to the left and what to do about it. We may ask our waiters what they might recommend on the menu. ![]() Karen Ruch (right) with Joellen Terranova, two cast members of “Tiny Beautiful Things.” Photo courtesy of Marc Faubel.Īs humans, we ask for advice on a daily basis. ![]()
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