And that's a wrap!!
Spring Musical season is officially over. The show has closed, the set has been struck, and the cast party has been had. Without a doubt, this was the busiest, most involved, most intensive, demanding activity Simone has ever been involved in. She has had rehearsals 4 days a week since January, a week of late night dress rehearsals, and two weekends of shows. Lots of volunteering by mom and dad, and a crazy past 2 weeks trying to manage it all amidst the last week of the grading period at school. But we did it!! And Simone was awesome. The show was totally impressive, and Simone was in her element.
There are no words to describe just how proud of her we are. She has stayed committed, independent, responsible -- you name it-- she rocked this quarter. And best of all, she pulled straight As at school while balancing all the demands.
Quite unusually for an event of this magnitude, was the fact that I got very few photos of any of it. Between being so busy helping out and the prohibition of photography during the actual show, I only have a few shots of all the activity. And they aren't the best pics, but I'll post a few to mark the momentous accomplishment.
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| Simone's first official playbill, and our tickets to the show! |
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| Outside her school on the way in to opening night. |
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| A fellow cast mate before the open. |
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| Last minute pep talk from the show's Director at the final night of dress rehearsal of the white cast. |
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| Simone's first official headshot from the playbill. |
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| After the show with some fans/friends -- LOL! |
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| The after party at a local restaurant. |
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| One of the mom's made these adorable iced shortbread cookies shaped like the playbill. We had to taste! |
And there you have it. What an incredible experience for an aspiring performer. Simone had tons of fun, made great friends, and learned a lot. You can't ask for more than that. And she is already looking forward to next year's spring musical which was announced at closing night --
