On the stage and behind the scenes

Ken and Miya Noblezada

When his daughter, Skylar, auditioned at NarroWay and was cast into a solo at 8-years-old, Ken Noblezada had no intention of being on the stage. Being a child, Skylar had to be accompanied by an adult, so her mother, Miya, came into the cast with Skylar and two of four siblings. “I never thought of joining the cast until the directors asked Miya if I would be open to being a Roman soldier," remembers Ken. "They promised that I wouldn't have a speaking part.”

That "promise" was relative. Perhaps it should have said, "We promise you won't have a speaking part in Belarusian."