Aija Hodges is a busy 10th-grader in her first Face Off Theatre Company production. She thanks her mother and father for supporting her every move. She has the lead role of Grace Lloyd in “I Am Grace,” a moving play exploring race, class and forgiveness in the aftermath of a powerful person’s son doing heinous acts in a small town. Aija has been involved at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre in several Youth Theatre productions both onstage and behind-the-scenes. Among her performances there are “Once on This Island,” “The Miracle Worker” and “Anne of Green Gables.”