This is the exquisitely emotional story of a 17 year old boy and his journey to finding himself through experiencing his first real relationship, his first bout of depression, anxiety, and isolation. He is exploring who he truly is in all aspects: sexually, self-image, spiritually, socially, emotionally, what he dreams about, loving himself for who he is and accepting himself and others. He also helps others through how passionate about life he is, whether intentionally and unintentionally, he helps his best friends: Josh, Bert, Tawny, and Marty. He also helps his brothers Elliot and Oliver to find joy in their lives again. It’s the struggle to support oneself in the process instead of tuning your pain out with sex, food, success, and fame which can all lead to a bloated ego and an empty existence. It’s the fight for forgiveness and letting go and overcoming obstacles in life through joy instead of fear. Conquering fear through love, laughter, and finding a balance between good and bad in oneself and just letting yourself be.
Tim is the masculine passion where he’s almost genderless, a blur of passion and expression and loss of self every teen goes through, but the undying passion for life. Elliot symbolizes the dramatic egotistical aspect of an artist come to fame and what not accepting oneself can do to a person. Oliver is a symbolism of the mask one hides behind in order to interact with other people and be their hero. He needs to be his own hero and let his true emotions free. Every character must be their own hero, but they are not alone in the struggle. No one is alone in the struggle. Tawny is the female aspect of an angry, impatient rebel who is confused about her sexuality and gender. She is a powerful force who loves life and seems to complete Tim in his struggle. They need to help each other help themselves. Bert is a symbolism of parents not letting kids follow their dreams and feeling inadequate and unable to express himself, because he feels not good enough. Tim joins him and has a total flip of conscience when he falls on the stage and awakes reborn in a hospital, realizing he must care for himself or all hope is lost. Tony stand s for ignorance even in someone you love and the letting go of relationships that don’t work out. Josh is an everyday kind of teen who just works up his courage eventually to express himself and have fun with Tim. Marty is also a stem of bravery.
Copywright July 2011.
