One of my good friends Sarai has had a children’s dance and theatre program going for a few months now and tonight is their first showcase.  Sarai is the type of person with solid theatre training from makeup and costuming to scenic design, Sarai can do it all and everything in between.  She can sing, act, dance, you name it, and so she decided as work got slower out here in LALA land, that she would create a program for children that could teach them all about theatre and dance. She and her students have been working on this showcase for months and it was all about tonight.

When I called her early in the day, she had been up for hours already tying up all loose ends before the doors opened later today.  The kids were going to arrive at the park venue at 5pm and doors were opening at 7pm.  Everything had to be set up and children in full costume and makeup within two hours, which seemed nearly impossible.  I couldn’t have been more wrong.  When I arrived to help at 5pm, all the kids were all gathering around asking what they could do and eager to have everything ready.   After about 45 minutes of hard work by everybody, Sarai and the kids gathered around for a break.  As everyone ate snacks and relaxed a while before getting ready, all I could see as I looked around were all the children practicing dance moves, reciting lines, and talking about the show.  They were so excited to be there and in that moment I realized what a great thing Sarai had done.  Who knows what she can inspire in these kids and what they can become, but for now, it’s show time!

cheers…