It was the opening night for Antoinette. Not a new experience. She had been doing theater since she was a girl, but every opening night was magical in its own way to her. This one felt particularly significant, although she wasn’t entirely certain why.

Tonight they were debuting the community theater’s production of Twelfth Night which had been in the works for ages. She was beyond excited to bring her version of Viola to the stage but it felt as though there was something ...