Annie

Much of Maggie's summer (and ours) was devoted to the community theater production of "Annie." She was Pepper (the mean one!). She had a fantastic time, and I thought she did a great job! I was also pleasantly surprised at the quality of the show. Cuz y'know...community theater. Some of her best buds were in the show, which made it extra special. My mom and dad and sis Noelle came to to town to see the show, and my mom got some good pics!

Shabby Tabby

Every year a group of college students called the Neverland Players puts on a performance of short plays written by students from M3's school. Her play "Shabby Tabby" (concerning a girl who finds a kitten and asks her mom if she can keep it...hmmmm) was chosen this year. We weren't even notified, though! We found out by accident and rushed to catch the last performance. That silliness aside, all the plays were very cute; the Neverland players did a great job; and M3 got to go up at the end to receive some very loud applause and cheers. I think she was a bit overwhelmed! Afterward, the thespians chatted with her...it was very cute. A very fun experience...thanks, Neverland Players!

Sigh...

Today for the third year in a row, M3 tried out for the Missoula Childrens' Theater's traveling production. For the third year in a row, she was not chosen. I am proud because she handled it very well. She said she had fun during the audition. She seemed a bit quiet on the way home, but I was attributing that to low blood sugar (uh huh). The director told a story of a girl who had auditioned for 10 years in a row without every being chosen. Then in the tenth year of trying, she got the lead. So I hope M3 took that to heart (whether or not it was true...oh, I'm so cynical!).

By the way, M4 had NO interest in auditioning.