Friday, a week ago, we all went up to school to watch Sophie’s class play. Alexandra and I had already seen it several times, as I was the official director’s assistant. 🙂 At least twice a week, sometimes 3 times, Alexandra and I would go up to the school and help out while the kids’ rehearsed. I helped with costume changes, setting up scenery, closing and opening the curtains on time, and making sure no one got too rowdy. Alexandra was such a good girl, and would just sit and watch the kids, quietly munching on a snack, or holding a stuffed animal. I would hear her singing snippets of the songs around the house, and was surprised at how much she was able to pick up.
Anyway, the night of the show I dropped Sophie off early, after doing her hair and makeup at home, and then went back to get everyone else. Chris snapped this picture of me sneaking into my spot just before the show.
Sophie had the first lines of the whole show, and did a great job;clear, loud and slow enough that you could understand her. Those theater classes have really helped her open up and not be so shy.
This little snippet was my favorite part of the whole play. It features Sophie, of course, but also I was very proud of Marius, the boy with the bottle. When the cork broke off, he didn’t panic, or run off stage. He just laughed and went with it. Cuz, after all, it was pretty funny!
All the kids sang in the choir, but occasionally some of them stood in the front and sang special verses. This was one of those times for Sophie.
The kids painted all the fish in the background themselves, as well as all the costumes. Sophie said it felt like they were painting the fish costumes forever! 🙂
Pay no attention to that crazy lady behind the curtain!
Aren’t these the cutest costumes! So creative and fun. The whole audience got a kick out of the shark chasing the mermaid princess and her fish friend.
Sophie was also the final of three narrators. I can’t believe how much text she memorized, completely on her own. She even knew most of the other kids’ parts and would whisper to them in practice if they got lost or forgot a line. Crazy good memory, that one.