A Note From Our Director:
“A Little Princess” is very much a Cinderella story. Yet there is something about it that resonates with me on a deeper level than Cinderella. Perhaps it is the tangible way that we see the tragic decline of a little girl from loving daughter to abused servant. Certainly, this story does not shy away from showing just how caring Captain Crewe is for his daughter, nor from how heartless and cruel Miss Minchin is to her. But to me, the thing that stands out the most about it is the way that it seeks to define what a princess actually is. Real-life princesses seldom have a fairy god mother or a fairy tale ending. Real-life princesses more often are those that face hardship with bravery, grace, humility, perseverance, and an unbreakable spirit that somehow finds joy in every circumstance. It is curious to me that this incredible example of female heroism has not caught on more in our modern-day world. It is this, perhaps, that drew me to the inspiring tale of the little girl with the big heart. This, to me, is a heroine worthy of our praise. Even when faced with unbearable pain and loss, Sara somehow manages to keep hope alive and to find room in her heart to love and fight for those unable to stand up for themselves. Through her selflessness and bravery, we see what a true princess really is.
-Steven Brown
“Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess
