“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and SNAP, the job’s a game!” These iconic words from “Mary Poppins” couldn’t better describe our experience mounting this show with our 1st-4th cast on November 18. Yes, it’s our job, but, my goodness, we had a whole lot of fun and then some. I marvel at so many things about doing a show with this age group. The fact that 6-9 year olds can do an hour and fifteen minute show on their own is remarkable. Just stop and think about that. SIX TO NINE YEAR OLDS. And while the rehearsal process takeS a LOT of energy from the creative staff, show week is nothing but pure joy. These kids are just SO excited about being onstage and aren’t old enough yet to fret about little things. Their excitement takes hold and then this courage shines through and they just DO it. And, if I may say, they do it extremely well. Our little stars even donned British accents, (which were quite good, mind you.) We laughed, we cried and we cheered for them. And when it was over and all the hugs and flowers had been given out; when the stage was struck and we got through our post-show depression, we were all left with memories of this remarkable experience that will last a lifetime. This is why we do what we do at Artistree. The smiles on those little faces make all the work so worth it. In the words of Mary herself, it was, indeed, “practically perfect.”
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