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SUMMARY:Shattered Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Shattered Dreams, the play that takes us into the heart of
  today’s American slave trade, comes to a stage in Cambridge\nCambri
 dge, June 11. This play is about Alice, who becomes a victim of the il
 legal sex trade. How does Alice, a 13-year-old- girl from an upper-mid
 dle class white family – who gets good grades, plays soccer and the 
 flute and dances ballet -- end up a victim of the illegal sex trade th
 at flourishes in the United States today? Her only mistake is to trust
  the wrong person.\nShattered Dreams is written and directed by Beatri
 ce Fernando and Isabel Garcia. Beatrice, herself a survivor of slavery
  is the President and Founder of Nivasa Foundation. “It’s importan
 t for people to know that it isn’t only poor girls or girls of color
  who are targeted for slavery or the sex trade. Even girls from white 
 suburban families are at risk. I want to educate people on how they ca
 n keep this from happening to their daughters. It’s the problem that
  no one wants to talk about,” stresses Fernando. In her memoir, In C
 ontempt of Fate, Ms. Fernando talks about her own harrowing experience
  as a young woman living in Sri Lanka who answered an employment adver
 tisement for a housemaid position in Lebanon. Upon arrival, she had he
 r passport confiscated, was imprisoned, subjected to repeated physical
  abuse, and never paid. She finally escaped by jumping from a fourth f
 loor balcony, only to be paralyzed by the fall. She now lives in Massa
 chusetts and is able to walk again. Through Nivasa Foundation, Ms. Fer
 nando has dedicated herself to helping former victims of enslavement a
 nd educating people about the reality of slavery in America and the wo
 rld today.\nThe part of Alice will be played by Stephanie Simonoff, a 
 16- year-old sophomore at The Derryfield School in Manchester, New Ham
 pshire. Miss Simonoff has extensive acting experience, including three
  short films as well as many stage performances. Her latest role as th
 e lead in Shelley, a film about a murderous teenager, won selection fo
 r the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival.\nShattered Dreams can be 
 seen on June 11, 2011 at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Av
 enue, Cambridge, MA. The event will begin at 6:00 PM with musical ente
 rtainment by Ted Hu, followed by the play, a question and answer sessi
 on and refreshments.\n \nMark your calendar, reserve your seat by mak
 ing a minimum donation of $10.00  \n\nFor more information visit htt
 p://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/shattered-dreams
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CATEGORIES:stage, play
LOCATION:West Cambridge Youth Center
WEBSITE:http://www2.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/west/directions.html
URL:http://www2.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/west/directions.html
CONTACT:617 996 9050
ORGANIZER:Nivasa Foundation - Non profit org.
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