Closing Night of Cinderella

Cinderella closed last Thursday Night to a small, but appreciative audience. Technically the cast will be doing one more show. It will be a Matinee this Thursday for the Jr. High and some elementary school students. Lydia is really looking forward to it. Here are a few pictures of closing night. Eeek! An infestation of mice!! Call the exterminators? Not on these cuties!

Lydia loved getting flowers from Wes, Adelle and I. Grandpa Bob was there to share in the fun. Lydia's Dad, step mom, sister, cousins and Grandparents were there from her Dad's side as well.

When did she grow a tail? Lydia really did a wonderful job! She was so expressive and really shined onstage. I am so proud of her!

Opening Night of Cinderella

Last Night Lydia performed in Cinderella at a local Jr. High! Here she is as a cute, little mouse! She did a great job! The whole cast really did well and has worked hard. Adelle was especially captivated by the show and loved every moment of it. Uncle Matt and Aunt Sarah came as well as Grandma Ellen and Aunt Erica. Lydia got flowers and even cheese for being such a special mouse! Thank you everyone for coming.

Lydia has two more performances and possibly an upcoming matinee during school. We are excited to see her again tonight. She really is doing a great job!! When asked if she enjoys doing a play with our without the rest of the family she remarked that she prefers it when we are all in a show together. Cute girl! I thought for sure she would have liked doing the show completely on her own without any family around.

She is funny though. Whenever I take her to the school she quickly shews me away before I can give her a hug or linger too long. I guess it is just too embarrassing to have your mom around anymore :)

Performance Dates

We now know when Lydia will be performing in Cinderella at the Jr. High. The dates are March 24, 25, and 26, which oddly is a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She will in fact be playing a mouse. I am sure it will be a smaller role, but she is very excited. This is her first play performance on her own. As a family we all participated in Fiddler on the Roof, Lydia and I performed in Midsummer Night's Dream , and then the whole family performed in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Lydia is really hoping to audition this summer for Alice in Wonderland at the Empress. She was imagining the other day what it would be like to be Alice and have a lot of lines to learn. Her eyes were practically sparkling with excitement as she talked about it. The stage appears to be her new passion. Thank heavens there are a lot of local opportunities for my girl.

Wes may be helping with costuming for the show so we may be hearing the hum of the sewing machine soon. He may be making hoop skirts. That's right folks, hoop skirts. He learned how to make hoop skirts when making my civil war dress. It involved several trips to Home Depot to figure out what would work best for the hoop part that would still be inexpensive. Did you know that flat PVC parts work wonderfully?

She made it!

We got a call from the director of Cinderella on Friday night. She let us know that Lydia made the show!!! After the call was over Lydia asked me what part she got. I forgot to ask. We aren't sure what exactly she will be doing in the show. The teacher did inform my mother-in-law at try outs that the kids parts were mice. We don't know if she will have any sort of speaking part or not. I would guess not since the play is going to be put on by the Junior High kids and they need speaking roles. No matter how she participates Lydia is super excited. We have a parent meeting on Tuesday night where we will be receiving information about the show. Wish us luck!

My Little Actress

Lydia heard from one of her friends that a local Jr. High was holding auditions for Cinderella. They want grade school kids (grades 4-6) to play the mice. We found out about all of this pretty last minute, so while Wes had a client meeting and while I was at work, Grandma took Lydia to audition. She sang a simple song without any accompaniment. The teacher remarked after Lydia was done singing that she has a beautiful voice. We should be hearing this weekend or Monday if she has made it. I'll have to keep you posted. She really wants to be in this show. It is interesting to me that she is already developing a desire to be on the stage. Poor girl!