Peninsula Players' New Show Channels Loss into Laughter and Giving
Director Melanie Ehrlich's latest production raises funds for Sandy Merriman House in honour of her late daughter.
After losing her daughter earlier this year, longtime Peninsula Players director Melanie Ehrlich is finding her way back to the stage, and using laughter to honour her daughter's memory.
She was a beautiful light and a lover of nature and birds. She was the kindest and most compassionate person you could ever meet.
The upcoming show, 3 Short Sketch Comedies, is about more than punchlines, it's about finding her footing again after the passing of her daughter, Emily Maya, in March.
Emily was 30 when she died at Victoria's Sandy Merriman House, a women's emergency shelter operated by the Cool Aid Society.
Since her daughter's passing, Ehrlich has been determined to give back to those who helped Emily during her hardest days.
Author's summary: Director Melanie Ehrlich finds laughter and giving after loss.