I've Been Invited to the Oscars

E acted in her second play for the grade school drama club last week. They put on a slightly condensed version of The Wizard of OZ. I was very impressed with the whole production. Everything from the stage set and costumes to the individual performances was spectacular. It was easy to tell that the drama club had been working very hard at practices, which, by the way, were held at 6:30AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a full hour and forty-five minutes before school starts. The drama coaches were very strict when it came to attendance. If you missed more than two practices, your part went to someone else. These kids, about 30 in total, had to be extremely dedicated.
E took on 3 different parts. First she was the person who introduced the play and gave a little history on the original Wizard of OZ. Next she was the lead Lullaby League girl, singing and dancing and handing a flower to Dorothy. Last she was the lead Monkey, Nicko, who, along with another monkey, kidnaps Dorothy and drags her to the castle. As Nicko she was also the one who accidentally lets Toto escape from the basket. She was a perfect monkey, swaying back and forth like they do in the movie.
The main character parts went to the 7TH and 8TH graders, who all did an amazing job singing and remembering their lines.

After the show I asked if I could be her date when she is nominated for an Oscar, and subsequent winning, she said yes! Hus is the one who has been getting up early and actually taking her to her practices, so he probably should be her date, but he doesn't care about stuff like that. Heh heh, lucky me! I did sit in my car for over an hour during the after show cast party. I didn't mind and spent the time reading then watching part of a movie.

Notice I didn't say I was invited to The Tonys. I have to, perhaps embarrassingly, admit I am not a huge Broadway fan. There, I said it.