Encore: Finding the Light
12/23/202520 min
Kennedy Kanagawa (Into The Woods) plays a young man who brings light to a dark world in this tale with roots in Alaska Native and First Nations legends.
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First 90 secondsRebecca Sheir· Host0:00
[music] Hi, Rebecca Sheir here. With the winter holidays upon us, the Circle Round team is taking time off to celebrate and to gear up for a bunch of live events in the new year, including new episode recordings in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland on March 14th. Get your tickets at wbur.org/circleround. And now, enjoy this favorite story from the Circle Round archives. We'll be back with a new episode soon. [music] Have you ever faced a challenge that felt pretty near impossible, yet you refused to give up? We're about to meet a character who knows how you feel, and when he refuses to give up, the results are dazzling. [music] I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. Today, our story is called Finding the Light. It's inspired by traditional tales told among Alaska natives in the United States and First Nations communities in Canada. [music] Some really great people came together to bring you our folktale, including Kennedy Kanagawa, currently starring as Milky White in the hit Broadway revival of Into The Woods at the St. James Theatre. So circle round everyone for Finding the Light.