Emma was in Young King Arthur last year as a narrator. Despite having a wonderful experience last year, we basically had to force her to participate in the production of Peter Pan this year. She was cast as Wendy. Slade decided to be in it also and was a pirate. With my neighbor and good friend as one of the directors, I was also recruited to choreograph one of the dances and take lots and lots of pictures. Not to mention making 4 Wendy costumes. There was a lot of time involved for me and the kids but it was definitely well worth it.
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| Our beautiful Wendy Darling |
I wish there was a way to fully convey how wonderfully done the play is. You'd likely dismiss an elementary school play as being merely passable in quality and entertainment. Peter Pan was not that. It boasted a cast of 130 children in grades 4-6, a cleverly written script, two dances, a cool pirate ship set, great sound and video effects and even lights. Here is a video with some small clips:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150629314833517
I took a LOT of pictures. 1759 to be exact. Here is a smidgen:
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| banished from the nursery |
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| "Can I give you a kiss?" |
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| Let's fly! |
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| Pirates. ARGH! |
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| "While we're gone, I want you to tidy up the hideout, get dinner prepared and make sure to be all ready for bed by the time we get back." |
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| 4 darling Wendys in the 4 costumes I sewed |
You can see a few more pictures HERE. If you really want to see even more, you can go HERE.
Emma says, "The best part was the flying scene. It felt magical. I am glad that my mom made me do the play because I had a great experience. I was sad when it was over. And by the way, Peter 2 is really cute."
Slade says, "I was a little nervous but I just wanted to try it. I will remember being up there with my friends. I had a great time."
Perhaps the best indicator of the play's awesomeness is that Slade, who generally hates doing anything in front of people, wants to be in the play again next year. Hurray for that!
3 comments:
I am glad you are doing some blog posts - I have missed them! But now I can see why you haven't been posting (besides 6 kids and homeschooling!).
Two questions about the play...why 4 Wendy girls and how did that work? Did they take turns throughout the play? Actually a very interesting idea to give more kids a chance to participate!
Also, how did you get involved in the elementary school plays if you homeschool? And does that make you (and/or your kids) want to attend regular school?
Also, speaking of photos...if/when you ever come down here again to visit your sister, please let me know. I want to hire you to do family photos for us again. We will even drive up to where she lives.
My favorite is Wendy asking for a kiss - that pose is priceless! So glad Emma and Slade had a good experience. Keri told me it was awesome.
And if Danika is speaking about me, then yes you need to come down and take pictures and hang out with your sister! The pool is open!
Loved all the pictures, but I agree with Dana that the best is the "kiss" one. It needs blown up and put in Emma's room. Surely wish I could have seen the actual production. Isn't it wonderful what dedicated, creative people can do?
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