The Mask Maker

In art class, Maya’s teacher Ms. Anya announces a special project: the drama department is staging *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, and the art students will create masks for the play. Ms. Anya reminds the class: a mask can hide a face, but it can also REVEAL a character’s true essence. 

Maya feels pulled toward one character—Puck, the mischievous shapeshifter. As she sketches pointed ears and leaf-like swirls, she wonders: If Puck can be many things… what is true underneath? 

✨ In this chapter you’ll explore: • Why roles can feel like “performances” • How masks can both hide and reveal • A gentle way to look for the awareness behind every identity