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The Catholic Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA) was formerly known as the Catholic Stage Guild and changed its name to encompass all aspects of the theatrical profession.

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Catholic Association of Performing Arts
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Today is the Feast of St Maria Goretti, the "little and sweet martyr of purity", as Pope Pius XII defined her. Her mortal remains rest in the Church of Nettuno in the Diocese of Albano, and her beautiful spirit lives in God's glory. What does this fragile but christianly mature girl say to today's young people, through her life and above all through her heroic death? Marietta, as she was lovingly called, reminds the youth of the third millennium that true happiness demands courage and a spirit of sacrifice, refusing every compromise with evil and having the disposition to pay personally, even with death, faithful to God and his commandments.

How timely this message is! Today, pleasure, selfishness and directly immoral actions are often exalted in the name of the false ideals of liberty and happiness. It is essential to reaffirm clearly that purity of heart and of body go together, because chastity "is the custodian" of authentic love.

St Maria Goretti helps all young people to experience the beauty and joy of the evangelical Beatitude: "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God".

Purity of heart, as with every virtue, requires a daily discipline of the will and a constant interior discipline. Above all, it calls for assidous recourse to God in prayer. ... See MoreSee Less

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REMINDER
Homelessness – 12 November at the CAA
If you are writing a play-let on the topic of Homelessness to be performed at the CAA (www.thecaa.org/) on 12 November, could you please note that ALL 10 MINUTE SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED, VIA E-MAIL, NO LATER THAN 31 AUGUST TO THE FOLLOWING:

Penny Culliford pennyculliford@gmail.com
Kenneth Michaels kennethmichaels@hotmail.com
Peter Haycroft: peterhaycroft@ntlworld.com
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REMINDER
Homelessness – 12 November at the CAA
If you are writing a play-let on the topic of Homelessness to be performed at the CAA on 12 November, could you please note that ALL 10 MINUTE SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED, VIA E-MAIL, NO LATER THAN 31 AUGUST TO THE FOLLOWING:

Penny Culliford pennyculliford@gmail.com
Kenneth Michaels kennethmichaels@hotmail.com
Peter Haycroft: peterhaycroft@ntlworld.com
Robin Marchal rcmg44@outlook.com ... See MoreSee Less

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Caapa have supported Tricolore's forthcoming bilingual children's play this autumn which has Christian undertones in it. 3 parables with a twist! The parable of the good neighbour, lost sheep and of the talents!

A boy called Porro

Porro is not much good at anything, or so everyone tells him. His hair is too vertical, his ears are too small and he is always late. To top that, he is named after a vegetable. His classmates are unkind to him and he decides to run away. After all, nobody will miss him!
His only ally is his Fairy Godmother, who gives him a magic apple that transports him into a strange land. Here he meets the loving Dormouse-keeper who is in search of one of his wandering charges. It might be hard to find something that runs fast, it is even more difficult to find something that crawls off and falls asleep! Gioia is eventually found and restored to the dormouse colony with great relief and happiness. Porro learns that everyone is loved and special to someone. The Dormouse-keeper gives him a knitted hat.
After that he travels on and finds himself in a freezing cold land with snowdrifts as high as a house, where he meets a penguin. Porro, who is learning to love and accept all, is shocked to find that the Penguin hates all dogs, from Spot of the Antarctic to Queen Elizabark II. She feels that history is dominated by dog achievements, while the poor penguin population simply waddles on, living in obscurity. When the penguin is beaten up in a flipper-fight, help comes from an unexpected source, a labradoodle named Rufo. Rufo not only rescues the penguin, scaring off the attackers, but licks the penguin’s wounds and stays by her side until she is better. Porro learns that we can all be friends and neighbours. It is how we act, not what we are. The penguin gives him a pocket watch.
Moving on, Porro meets a small orchestra. They encourage Porro to sing or play an instrument, but he does not believe he has the ability. Finally, he tries the concertina and to his amazement, finds he can play it. He needs to practise, but he has a real talent. The orchestra asks him to play in their concert, but Porro is worried that he will let them down. He is finally persuaded to play and together they produce an amazing sound and bring everyone together. Porro is praised for his playing and happy that he has finally found something he is good at. He keeps the concertina.
Porro finds the apple in his pocket and takes another bite. He finds himself back in his own village. When he meets the Fairy Godmother again, he tells her about his adventures but is still worried about returning home. She reassures him, and he looks carefully at his gifts – the hat that flattens his hair and covers his ears, the watch, that will help him to be on time and the concertina, which makes everyone happy.
He finds that nothing has changed - his schoolmates are still unkind to him, but Porro has the memory of his adventures to remind him that he is special and loved, that kindness is found in unexpected places, and you shouldn’t try to hide your talents, and vows to share his talent and to make the changes he needs to.
A magical tale of transformation in two languages, English and Italian, to encourage and reassure children of their worth and talent and to look for kindness in unexpected places, which will appeal to youngsters from 7-11. ... See MoreSee Less

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