Wow

Yes, truly ... wow.

Photos are now online

you guys were great! All of you! I was uber-pleased. And so were many people in the audience who took time to tell me what a great job you guys did:


"Did anybody even miss a line? I couldn't tell ... it seemed like they made no mistakes!"

"Your casting was really interesting -- and it worked, often surprisingly well."

"Wow. That was really impressive. I can't wait till Midsummer Night's Dream -- it's going to be amazing!"

"I honestly didn't think Jill and Puddleglum were going to release the knight from the chair --they had me convinced even though I've read the book and knew what they were going to do!" And a 6th grader told me that Puddleglum looked EXACTLY like what he expected. :)




"Hamlet had me convinced that he was really crazy."
(and someone else told me Ophelia fell very convincingly. =)





"I liked how Edmund was so excited about the Turkish Delight ... and how he tried to lick the box."



"I liked the Scrooge & Marley scene a lot!!" (and the rest of us enjoyed the flour spectacle. heehee)

"I never really understood that conversation in Perelandra until I saw Bethany and Mr R do the scene -- and then I got it! I think I'll go finish the book now ... "

"Nate did a really good job making Rilian so angry and enraged when he was in the chair, and then immediately peaceful and joyous once the spell was broken."

"Interesting choice having Sara play Aslan -- she did a good job with her voice and with being calm."

"Taylor and Bettina had the best argument I've ever seen!" "And their scene was really funny!"
(I asked Griffin if his 'fights' with Taylor look anything like the scene -- he said no, they are more violent. ;)


Lots of people commented on being surprised by the 2 overturned chairs. ;)



"Every single scene was so convincing. Your actors nailed their objectives."
(That comment made me really happy. =)

"You teach some very, very talented students."
Yes, I do. ;)

(and I plan to post more photos soon -- this is just to whet your appetite) :)


thanks muchly for ALL your hard, hard work over the past several weeks to pull those scenes together.
Please forgive my nagging you in recent days to rehearse -- I hope you can see how it pays off in the end. =) You may have skipped lines, lost words, or forgotten your blocking, but everybody knew his/her role well enough that you could keep going and make it look convincing.

And I was very impressed with your professionalism -- you guys focused well, ran line rehearsals in the green room, stayed on task, and happily jumped in to help out your friends whenever they needed it (whether mopping up the flour from the stage or moving stuff around for the next scene or loaning a prop or just telling somebody, "Hey, you did a great job!")

It makes me happy to see you guys working well TOGETHER -- caring about one another, supporting one another. That shines through in your work -- people can tell that you guys are friends, not just competing for attention.




Bask in the glory for a few days. =)
Then break out that MND script and work on those lines!

(I can hear the groans from here.) :p