Felicity as Charity Church Mouse, Jesse as Risky Rat, Claire as a member of the church mouse choir, and Ada as a kid in the attic choir.
So, Felicity graduated from college on Saturday, and this week she became the equivalent of a Disney Princess. Our school has been working for months on a musical based on the Psalty Songbook video series. And, Felicity played Charity Churchmouse.
She did an awesome job, of course. But the best part came after the performance. All the children wanted to pose with her for pictures. It was like being a Disney Princess in real life. Especially the part where her face nearly broke from smiling so much.
Watching her perform opposite her son, Jesse, who did a magnificent job as Risky Rat, was like seeing a family vaudeville act back in the day. Claire as a church mouse and Ada as one of the kids in the cast also turned in stellar performances. And I thought about all the Disney Princess dolls we bought for Felicity through the years.
Now, she has become one. I always knew she would.
The Jesse/Felicity duet was amazing. I was so in love with that part. Since I didn’t have to be in on the rehearsals, I kept wondering how I could put together a community kids play like this. So much fun!
What a great summer project, Seren. Go for it!!!
It was actually so manageable the way we were able to do it! We practiced in short, consistent spurts over the course of several months. About an hour a week since December. Repetition is the key!
Serenity, you should SO do it! I can’t wait until the dvd comes out… I was running my little fingers ragged engineering in the back…. I look forward to watching the whole thing. One of my favorite aspects is that for the past several months, great songs and principles have been running through those kids’ minds, and are indelibly stamped. love it!