A Means to An End

Today was the day. The day of our first production of "A Little Princess." I feel like I've had an out of body experience for the last three weeks with all this stress this production has caused me. However today I finally felt a surge of energy sweep through my body like a comet travels through space.

The day started off at 7:45. I was gifted with my first ever director shirt. Gotta say I felt pretty darn special and important as I sported the t-shirt. Anyway, after slipping on the shirt, I slipped into drill sergeant mode.

I was in charge of getting the actresses dressed (all 10 of them). With the ill fitting costumes, it was quite difficult getting them zipped and buttoned up. However, the difficult task was successful with only minor injuries (to both the costumes and actresses). The next step was makeup. We were blessed with five extremely talented mothers who volunteered their services to our drama department. They were very patient with my incessant requests for changes and alterations of different characters.

By ten o'clock, otherwise known as showtime, the makeup was finally completed. I talked with the office boys and initiated curtain cues. I also happened to have to do platform and stage cues. For those of you that do not understand what that all entails, it basically means running around a space no bigger than a bedroom like a crazy woman.

The performance itself was pretty good, considering it was the first one. Sitting in the role of the director and watching practice after practice, it's easy to be skeptical and see all the things that go wrong in a short period of time. However, there was nothing but positive feedback. The actors and actresses worked extremely hard and performed great. There are some changes that will be happening tomorrow for our final performance, but overall, I am anticipating a fantabulous show. It's so neat to see how God has gifted these students with a passion and talent for acting.

It also brings back some great memories of when I did dramas in high school. I do miss participating in acting and back stage work, but there is something cool about being in charge and putting everything together. Watching this production being knit together to the final product is almost magical.