The stress of being a child stage actor made Maggie Blake physically sick. She wants to make sure no other young person endures that

by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Blake served as a youth advocate this summer on the Stratford Festival's "R+J," an adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet." Her role included helping 14-year-old Eponine Lee as Juliet engage with mature themes such as sex, murder and suicide.