2019 Play Notes

2019 Play Shout Outs:

It actually takes an entire village for real for real.

1.) Tatumn, Jenna, and Brandon all sustained head injuries during the play.  And Kasper had to have stitches on move out day--he's our first cut injury. (We've had nails in palms and some enormous splinters, but no stitches.) We usually don't have any incidents on set, but this year we had four weird ones--Tatumn got almost knocked over when some other folks were moving a light box. She carried on. Jenna was brained by an awkward wedding threshold carry when she jumped and he shifted and the scaffolding didn't move. She also carried on. And Brandon was in a car wreck on the way home from the first performance and totaled his car. (The phone pole didn't move either.) He carried on. But the medal goes to Kasper. He came to work day at 8:30, was cut at 8:55, went to the emergency room, got four stitches, then came back and finished the work day. He actually lifted and carried with stitches in his thumb and finger. He officially set the new standard.

2.) We had more fun than I ever imagined doing a country/western production. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is NOT one of my favorite musicals. (In fact, it doesn't make the top twenty.)  But I agonized over the script for this particular senior class. I always try to choose a show that specifically highlights the strengths of the students and represents them well. I cast seniors first, then juniors, then I fill in with appropriate students as needed. It rarely works out as brilliantly as it did this year. I kept congratulating myself over the two weeks. This group of goofy, silly, fun-loving, rambunctious kids were perfect for the play and it was perfect for them. The downside??? I had to listen to more country music in a month than I ever wanted to in my whole life. The upside??? I discovered Big and Rich singing "Rock the Boat" and "Rednecker" by Hardy. #winning





3.) Mia Batchelor and Hannah Littleton will one day rule the world quietly without anyone knowing it's happening. And it will be better than it is now.

4.) Becky and Carl Garrison haven't been just friends for a LONG time--they are completely family. So, Mr. Carl brought the the trailers and hay, and Becky loaned us an entire bleacher worth of gear (literally). She also went to Sam's an hour each way. That alone would have been enough. But then they paid to see the show two nights in a row, brought friends and family, and did every single thing that the kids did to make it roll. I can't thank them enough for all they do to support our family.

5.) Linda Posey came to the play clean up day. She's a grandmother. She doesn't have any kids or grandkids in the play. SHE CAME TO THE CLEAN UP DAY. I'll just let that sink in for a second. And she outworked every kid in the room except like two. It was impressive to say the least.

6.) Thank you to every single person who cooked, donated food, sent snacks and drinks, helped move in, helped move out, loaned us stuff, gave us money for the play, gave us hats, and all the other things you didn't see them do.