The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild Teen Drama project presented the play I Never Saw Another Butterfly a few years ago. The play, about the Holocaust and the approximately 15,000 children of the Terezin concentration camp, was directed by Angela Miloro-Hansen. During that production, contact was made with Inge Auerbacher, one of the few child survivors of the Terezin camp. Since that time, Chris Cipriani and Miloro-Hansen have been working to bring Inge's amazing and inspirational story to the stage. Working with Inge Auerbacher's memoirs, and Inge herself, Angela has spent the last two years turning the events of Inge's life into a play. The Star On My Heart is an independent project in collaboration with Geauga Lyric Theater Guild, Chardon, and the Shore Cultural Centre, Euclid. The original play will premiere at both venues in November. Along with the performances there will be educational outreach, and Inge Auerbacher will be hosted in Ohio to attend the premier and to speak at a few limited engagements. This project was fortunate to receive an Ohio Arts Council grant through Shore Cultural Centre towards a portion of expenses. The OAC grant has a goal to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Shore Cultural Centre is extremely honored and thankful to have received this funding. Additional funding for the project will come from variety of sources, one being a recently launched Kickstarter campaign. A $5,000 Kickstarter goal must be reached by September 20, 2015 to receive the monies from that campaign. To help make this project a success, you can visit Kickstarter.com and search projects for The Star On My Heart. There you will be able to view a video and read more about this exciting project. You can also visit www.facebook.com/thestaronmyheart or contact Chris Cipriani at 216-289-8578 for more information about the production, student outreach or sponsorship opportunities. Shore Cultural Centre Corporation is a 501(C)3 nonprofit. We appreciate everyone that is providing support for this original play by an Ohio artist and educational outreach project.