Theater Weekend

We went to opening night of A’s big show, and it was a lot of fun. Tons of people were there, it’s sort of the thing to do on a Friday night. Small town life, you gotta love it. The show was great, in a charming, school kid kind of way. They worked so hard on the production, putting in some serious hours before and during the show. Some of the performers were right on, as well. Great voices and stage presence, not an easy thing. You really see the differences in acting ability showing up.

We didn’t really have a plan for the weekend other than attending Saturday’s show. It was serious business, with pre-orders for reserved seats. At first we thought we’d only go to the Saturday evening show, but then we decided that we should go to both evening shows, and got general admission seats for Friday. I think we were the last people to get in the door, and just squeaked in. We sat in the back in the bleachers. On Saturday, we had killer seats in the second row.

Now I don’t know what A’s long term thoughts are about the stage, but she does a nice job, and several people came up to us and complimented her on her acting, which is standard parenting banter. However, in a more telling moment, while we were watching the end of the performance, the actors came out and did their bows, and I could hear a mother whispering to her friend, pointing out A and commenting on how good she was in the show. She didn’t know that A’s parents were sitting right in front of her.

Also, being the totally objective observer that I am, I have to admit, she does do a nice job, and at the very least, tries her best. She has the ability to deliver her lines in a natural tone and cadence, so that she doesn’t sound as if she’s reading it off a monitor or script. There is a lot of that in a school play. Also, unlike a lot of kids, she does a great job of projecting her voice and articulating.

She said she had fun, and I’m guessing she’ll want to do more next year, but you never know. She was part of the younger group in the play, so in the future, she may get bigger roles, though I’m not sure if that’s the goal for her. We’ll see.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to eruzunmehmet for the pic.