Prisoner of War

The show at Lehi last night was incredible.

"Prisoner of War" was based off the life of Lt. Corbin Willis. Mindy Nelsen's (The theatre teacher at Lehi) grandfather. He was a prisoner of war in WWII.

His story has fascinated her for years, and when she was 16 she started writing a script about his experience. Then 2 years ago, some of her alumni started helping her write the music for it.

If I lived closer I would go see it again in a heart beat.

It blows my mind that everything that happened was real. They took everything from journal entries. He was drafted 18 days after his marriage. When he was taken prisoner, they didn't know he had survived. His family had been told he was dead. The Germans didn't send any of his letters home.

*SPOILERS*

His wife, needing to move on with her life, ended up re-marrying before he came home. He was dead. Then he was alive again. The tragic part, she was pregnant with her new husbands child.

*END SPOILERS*

It truly was incredible. And I am stunned at the talent of the young boys who wrote the music. Especially since (to my knowledge) They have no formal training in composition.

Not to mention the acting abilities of these high school actors never ceases to amaze me.

Lehi is just freaking awesome.