Come Home to Kanesville

My friend Angie was in the Winter Quarters Musical a few years ago and I told her Ethan would really love to do this.  He is my grandson and 10 years old… a real ham.  He likes to memorize poems and perform in front of audiences.  I tried to talk Rachael into auditioning but little did I know, she was pregnant and due in Aug.  I decided to be in it with him in the ensemble… back ground.  I went with him to auditions and he got the part out of 8.  I also got a part with singing in it and lines!
We are double cast so I  go on every other night, mostly with Ethan.  It is a pioneer story about 2 families who lived in the area before heading out west with the other pioneers in the late 1840’s.
We started practicing on July 5th and had the script and a sound track.  We only had 10 rehearsals so we had to have everything memorized by the 5th.  Then rehearsal was from 6-10 or 11PM with every minute being used with 5 assistant directors and coaches.  Intense.
Two and a half weeks of shows, 17 total and we are to our last week.  Wow what a mind blast!  The show has mostly young adults in it.  I am a mother to 3 and have struggles and trials as a family.  I sing parts (by myself- scary? yesssss.  Ethan is in the other family and has some show stopping lines.  he is great and knows how to follow directions.  I am so  proud of him.  Because of the late schedules we are keeping (home at 11:30PM last night) Ethan is sleeping over at my house and we bonded.   Kay is out of town fishing in Alaska and was able to see our first show.  Because it is the final season we are having a DVD made so that is what we are gearing up to on Saturday.  
Rachael’s kids have been able to see it a couple times and loved it.  Isaac (2) was mesmerized by the dancing. I also volunteered to help feed the cast dinner which puts me busy all day cooking.  It has been a fun month.  My parents drove out from Utah to see  me perform 3 times and Lauren, my daughter came with cousin Mitch and Even my brother Jamon made it on his cross country trek.  Thanks!