Told Ya So

Every year our elementary school puts on a school play in March that is a wonderful opportunity for children to perform in a play, maybe just this one time in their life. It is for 5th and 6th grade only and my older 2 had fun performing in Peter Pan (Wendy) and Grease (Kenickie). My youngest is in 6th grade and did not want to participate because it was "too much work". But I made him audition for "Seussical" last November. He got a medium sized role as a Wikersham Brother which is one of a pack of rowdy monkeys. He complained about the many rehearsals in December and January, but stopped complaining in February. As March drew near and the play was coming together, I could tell he was really getting excited. "Tech Week" is the week of the play and the rehearsal schedule is intense with practices until 9pm. All of the teachers cooperate and thankfully gave no homework last week. Even when Danny's group was allowed to go home during tech week, he opted to stay and watch the other cast. The real show was Friday night and today, and he is still at the theatre now handing out programs and working the lights for the alternate cast. He can't get enough of it. I had to ask him this week in the most non-chalant way I could "aren't you glad I made you try out?" He conceded it has been a blast and even admitted he wished he tried harder in the audition to get a bigger part. Here he is "monkeying around" on stage. (front left)