I can’t believe the last 2 weeks have flown by so quickly.† Last week was Show Week and it was spectacular.† Yes it was hard work for both of us [I worked back stage 9 of the 10 shows], yes it was crack of dawn early mornings and late nights but we had a blast.
There were 88 kids in this show.† Some of them as young as 3 and they did a wonderful job.† Many of them had never done plays before.† All of our awesome Homeschool friends were in the play which made it more special.
Keilee did a really good job.† This role wasn’t as many lines as Scout, but it was a lot more ‘physical’ acting.† She pulled it off magnificently.† Her makeup took about 1 1/2 hours to apply and was horrible to remove.† There were TEN shows which is more than we have ever done before.
Here is the ‘Getting Into Character’ Shots.
Here are some ‘behind the scenes’ shots.† iPhone and dark.† My favorite is the Wicked Witch and Dorothy ballroom dancing.† FYI, Dorothy is homeschooled too!† We had about 15 homeschoolers in this play!† Keilee kept the munchkins occupied playing games like “Keilee Says”. 🙂
Here are a few from the actual show.† I think Esther made most of these.† Between Esther, Heather and I taking pictures I kinda forgot who was whose.† The really good ones are Esther’s and Heather’s.† The blurry ones are mine. 😉
More show…
One of the sweetest things was that all the Poppies that Keilee called up to put Dorothy, Toto and the Lion to sleep just LOVED Keilee.† They hung all over her and made her cards and got their parents to take pictures with her.† They were adorable.
And here are some of her favorite things.† She got flowers from our neighbor ladies, cards from her Poppies, 3 articles in the newspaper!, and she got to keep the banner they used for decoration at the theater.†
Keilee also had a knitting class in between shows.† Now Mom’s are contacting me and want to meet up at Hobby Lobby so Kei can show them what to buy.† Kei was almost as excited about that as the play!
VIDEOS!!!
Ok I edited these just for Keilee’s scenes.† She was in one more scene where she called up the Poppies but it was only about a minute.† And for some reason I have the curtain call in both videos.† And I don’t feel like fixing it so there!† Hope you enjoy. 🙂
And these are MY favorite pictures.† All from backstage. :)†
Unfortunately almost everyone got sick.† The rooms backstage are very small and everyone was coughing and sneezing and running a temperature and there was almost no way that we weren’t going to get sick.† I got sick Friday night.† I woke up during the night with a 100.8 fever and just prayed that I would feel well enough to make it through Saturday.† We had cast call at 10:30 and wouldn’t be finished until at least 9:30 that night.† I had friends that could have taken Keilee but there was NO way I wouldn’t be there.† I hadn’t even seen the show from the audience.†† So I sucked it up and made it through.† I was fine until about 7:30 and then I just felt so bad.† Then Keilee woke up with it Sunday. Kei went to the doctor and she had the flu.† I am sure I had it too but I didn’t go to the doc.† Thankfully we are both feeling better now.
WHEW!† What a 2 weeks.† First one amazing and fun, second one not so much.
Happily linking up with
Mary at “Collage Friday”
and Susan for “Favorite Resources”
Since Spring is in the air, here is one of our favorite Natures Sites:
Nature Detectives This is our favorite of all time Nature sites.† It is from the United Kingdom and has TONS AND TONS of great ideas, games, worksheets, activities and more.† Also be sure to sign up for their newsletter!
AND GUESS WHERE WE ARE GOING SUNDAY!!????????????† TO SEE WICKED!† How perfect is that?
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen
Wicked Witch of the West: Going so soon? I wouldn’t hear of it. Why my little party’s just beginning.
Wicked Witch of the West: You cursed brat! Look what you’ve done! I’m melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world!
Kei did such a fabulous job! We know what the show weeks are like… cr-azy. I’m glad you two are feeling much better! So rough to keep up with it all – while under the weather. Bless your hearts! {is it sad that my girls have yet to see the wizard of oz?} ((hugs)) to you both!
Your daughter is SO talented! What a wonderful job she did in the play and her makeup looked awesome, as well! I am so sorry that you both got sick. Praise God you are feeling better. 🙂 Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comments. We were so excited today to see our first carrot sprout. :-))) We are going to observe them and hopefully get to watch the carrot develop from the roots. We will also plant some in our garden. My husband usually has a pretty nice vegetable garden and we asked him if we could add some carrots to the mix. 😉 Many blessings, Lisa
Wow, what an opportunity for your kids to be involved a big show like this. Too bad you were all sick . . . that’s the pits. Thanks for the Nature Detective link.
Tears. This brought tears to my eyes. I hope you are saving these clips so you can somehow make them into a video montage of her shows so when your child comes to NYC to audition on Broadway they can see how truly brilliant she was as a child.
Grace and I watched these clips together. Thank you. I have been looking forward to seeing her on the stage and this is the next best thing. Please tell her that her friends in CT are so very proud of her.
I LOVE Keilee’s make-up!! Looks like a great experience!!!
A and P want to try acting, so we are HOPING to get in to a camp this summer…there is one by us that is $50 a week, otherwise it is between $1100 and $1300 a week for EACH of them–we may just skip the camp then and try to get a small role somewhere…how do you find out about theaters and roles and stuff? I checked the websites of our local theaters and didn’t see anything, but maybe I am not looking in the right place.
Sorry to hear everyone was sick 🙁
Wow! Keilee is wonderful! What a stage presence she has. Thanks for the clips! And I love the behind the scenes pictures, too.
Wow! What a week! Thanks so much for posting the YouTube clips. I was wishing I could have seen the performance, so this was great! Alexa and I just finished watching it.
You must be so proud of your daughter. You can tell that she is a natural born leader. I know she has some exciting days ahead of her.
Thanks for sharing these magnificent photos. BTW, your daughter has an amazing smile. 🙂
The pictures and videos are great! It sounds like an amazing time! It’s really, really lousy that you both got so sick, though 🙁 I hope you are on the mend.
I am totally going to explore that Nature Detectives site…thanks for that! And, thanks for linking up!
You are bringing me straight back to my high school and college days! Did you know that my BA is in Theater? I still say she is the most beautiful witch I have ever seen, but some how it works. What a lovely performance. You guys really are the tops.
I know about being sick, we have been really sick for a month now.
The pictures are AMAZING!!! She was a wonderful-looking witch. Sounds like you have had a busy, busy few weeks. Enjoy your down time. Thanks for sharing
Amazing performance! Wish we could have seen the whole thing:) Kei’s a very gifted actress. Tell her to pay close attention to Wicked. I can see her playing a major role in it one day!!!
Wicked is one of my all time favorite plays too. I hope y’all like it. So glad you are feeling better:)
Oh — and seeing WICKED!!! LOVE IT! I saw it in the fall and it was amazing… my new favorite musical for sure!
I wish I could meet Kei — she seems like such a cool kid. I love the knitting class she was having. 🙂
This was truly a week to remember for you all — and I bet you’ll remember the show and not the sickness.
Get some rest this weekend, Karen!