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You may think you’ve seen everything, but Arwen Ewart has truly “Scene It All”. That’s the name of the Nederland freshman’s nonprofit theater. The organization focuses on bringing the arts to children. “I knew I wanted to do something to help bring theatre to the community,” Arwen says. “But, it wasn’t until this past summer when PBS got shut down that I knew I wanted it to be a way that parents could still educate their children and bring them out to go do things that would entertain them for free.” The theater and dance major works alongside other high school and college students, and says they are about to start working on their December show. “It will probably be our biggest thing yet, because it’ll be over the Christmas break,” she says. Alongside shows, the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities student says they are working to make sure Scene It All lives on. “I want to make sure it’s something that can continue to thrive once we pass it on to people younger than us,” she says. Anyone interested can search Scene It All on social media. “I really want it to encourage more kids to not only be involved in theater, but just to appreciate it, rather than see it as like a weird kid thing” she says. 

Category: UPbeat