SONDER: A Cabaret Story

sonder: the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own

SONDER challenges our tendency to judge a book by its cover. We often see the jock in high school as not having any brains, or the nerd as being a perfect goody-two-shoes. We label the mean girl as a bully and the awkward kid as a weirdo. We make automatic (and unconscious) judgments about the people around us, but every person that you see or meet has their own story; and until you get to know them, you’ve only scratched the surface of who that person is. This poignant and relevant piece deals with the good and the bad of navigating high school and is certainly relatable to everyone who is a teenager or has ever been one. Can 21st-century teens set a new standard for widespread acceptance?