City Employee a Featured Performer in Musical Starting This Week

As the city's recreation services manager, Danielle Brewer plans all kinds of activities to keep residents active and having fun.

In her spare time, she's busy staying active herself in another arena: the theater.

For years, Brewer and her family have been part of the Bay Area Educational Theater Company, a nonprofit group run by volunteers that works to foster self-esteem, individuality and teamwork, especially among kids.

The theater company's next performance, "Honk!" is Friday at the Cañada College Mainstage Theater in Redwood City. The musical, which is about a duckling named Ugly who is rejected by everyone but his mother, will be playing through April 29. The goal of the musical is to teach tolerance. Brewer and her family will be performing.

Brewer said the theater company is special because it has participants ranging from 5 years old to 70 years old and older. The family-oriented theater company welcomes everyone, and they have children of all skill levels and also have worked with kids with various disabilities, including those with autism.

"I call us the AYSO of theater because everyone plays, no on gets cut and everyone who auditions gets in the show," Brewer said. "And we never turn any kids away based on being able to afford it."

"Honk!" features performers from San Bruno all the way to Redwood City and even into the East Bay, including Richmond and San Leandro.

For more information about the musical, visit www.bayareaetc.org or email tickets@bayareaetc.org. Tickets are $19 for adults and $14 for students and seniors.

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