Tanya Wilson, who plays Esther in the musical, shares with Christian Today the similarities she sees in the character Esther and herself.
Tanya: I read the story of Esther when I was a little girl, and I reread it when I got the part. The thing that struck me first was that she was the original ’girl-power’ girl. I really respected her in the decisions she made and how God influenced her in such a powerful way.
And I think the way I can draw similarities in our lives is that all of us have to take risks at a time. God asks us to take risks and asks us to do some things that may seem a bit scary, and we all have to make a choice... and I can relate to that.
When I’m doing the part- I draw in all the different things in my life that are similar. There are a lot of things that Esther goes through: fear, love – which was easy to relate to because my husband [plays the King]— being scared of things, and being really amazed of the good things that happen in life as well.
I can thank God for the things He’s done for my life— even using me in this show is just amazing.
