The mattress is looking good right about now
by HML
As was the case last year, Thing One spent most of this spring rehearsing for the school musical, Once Upon A Mattress. This production was set in the 1980s, so Thing One and the rest of the ensemble wore polo shirts and learned the Thriller zombie dance for the ball scene. Unfortunately Thing One was in the back row for the big dance number and can’t be easily seen, but we’re sure he’ll be happy to teach all his younger cousins and their friends how it’s done. (“claws to the left: one, two; claws to the right: three, four …”) Many thanks to Dan Eernissee for providing a great production photo gallery for all the proud families to enjoy; a selection featuring Thing One can be seen below.
Thing One reports: After nine weeks of practicing after school, and a week of rehearsing until 6:00 every day of the week, we performed on Friday and Saturday nights.
Sunday was the Cast & Crew party. It was a potluck, and everybody was given posters of the musical, and for the rest of the time, people not only watched the picture slide show and ate food, we also signed each others’ posters.
What was fun at the musical was getting to know people, and make a production that we know we were a part in. My favorite scene was doing the thriller dance, and when that was played at the cast party, some people (including me) did the dance “For old time’s sake” somebody said. Also, we liked to liked to look at the pond at the cast party and the fish in it. It was fun doing the musical.
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May 31st, 2009 20:40
Wow, thing one! Way to go! We are so proud of you.Wish we were there to see you perform. Aunt Masha