The Clay Vessels A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like Someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the Bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would Throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and It cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls.Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of Jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left. Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of The clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home Tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away! It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, And we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from The outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount It. We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or Stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person. There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time To get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person The way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the Brilliant gem begins to shine forth. May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in Bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them? I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with each of you. Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel. Gablestage at the Biltmore Hotel in association with World Erotic Art Museum present THE WORLD PREMIERE The Gilded Age in Old New York. The architect of repression has outlawed abortion, contraception, books. Three women - a reformer, an immigrant, a wife - dare to defy him by Alice Jay directed by Joseph Adler with JOHN FELIX SANDRA IVES DAN LEONARD JESSICA K. PETERSON SCOTT GENN JIM GIBBONS KIM MORGAN EDNA SCHWAB Set Tim Connelly Video Walter J. Collins Lighting John D. Hall Props Claire Savitt Costumes Ellis Tillman Technical Director Carlos Rodriguez Sound/Music Matt Corey House Carpenter Micah Smyth Stage Manager Michael John Carroll The Play was commissioned by GableStage · · · GableStage is a Member of: Theatre Communications Group Theatre League of South Florida Dade Cultural Alliance Florida Cultural Alliance SouthFloridaTheatre.com Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Performance Schedule Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm Sundays at 2 and 7pm Individual tickets are $35, $40 on Saturday GableStage is located in the eastern section of the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables. Valet parking is available. Free parking is available in the Biltmore parking area west of the hotel. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the GableStage at 305-445-1119.