Amy was so excited to get the opportunity to participate in the middle school musical. I thought she might want to do set design, but she decided on stage crew. That meant staying after school a couple of days a week, coming in for a couple of Saturdays, and being at school for hours during "tech week" (the week the play starts). The show was "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and the kids all did a terrific job!
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Stage crew, along with art teacher Mr. Kruczkowski,
working hard on a Saturday afternoon, helping out the set design team. |
It was really great for Amy to get involved with the "drama kids" and find a space to belong. I think she gained a lot of confidence and more of a sense of belonging by being part of the play.
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| Everybody taking a bow, stage crew in the back. |
Since my friend (and mom to Amy's pal Morgan) Valerie was the parent lead with the play, I also had the chance to do a lot of helping out - selling tickets, setting up snacks for the kids, and helping with the end of play party. It was exhausting, but fun!
Mr. K, who was Amy's art teacher earlier in the year and was the lead staffer for stage crew, was so glad that Amy and a couple other six graders had such a great time with the play, since now he knows he's got lots of kids to help with the next two years' plays!
Grateful that the kids' school has such fantastic opportunities for the kids!
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