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Post by marveltone on Feb 5, 2017 0:53:32 GMT
What a busy winter it's been. Bonnie, my wife, has agreed to direct the Highschool one act play competition. She's an experienced director, so it's nothing new, but she was wondering if she was really feeling up to it this year. She loves directing, but hates competition.
She decided to do a cutting from "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The rules of the competition mandate that the play is not to exceed 35 minutes, so some severe editing was needed. Upon finding that most one act adaptations were severely lacking, she decided to edit the piece herself. The kids were thrilled to be able to do Shakespeare, as they were tired of the usual "edgy" teen angst schlock that typically litters the stage.
After weeks of practice and preparation, they went through the local competition and won first place. They moved on to the sectional tournament, which basically comprises of most of the north east corner of the state. They won first place again! From what I've heard, there was only one point separating the first four places.
Now, the kids go on to the state meet, which is as high as it gets. From what I understand, there is no more competition at that point; everyone just gets to perform their piece and get a nice award for making it to the top.
I saw the production and the kids are simply awesome! I was really hoping they could go all the way. In all the years she has been a director, Bonnie has never made it to state. I think she's glad she decided to go through with it.
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Post by drumdrym on Feb 5, 2017 1:09:17 GMT
That's fantastic Joe well done to Bonnie and her kids. On the same bright note some of our members will remember the hard time our grand daughter Neave has had. Well Neave is now ten years old and this week took first place in her school's Scot's poetry performance competition. So proud of her she's a real trier.
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Post by marveltone on Feb 5, 2017 1:23:05 GMT
That's fantastic Joe well done to Bonnie and her kids. On the same bright note some of our members will remember the hard time our grand daughter Neave has had. Well Neave is now ten years old and this week took first place in her school's Scot's poetry performance competition. So proud of her she's a real trier. Outstanding! I could never understand most poetry, so I'm amazed at those who do. I hope Neave (What a delightful name!) continues in her poetic pursuits. Sounds like she has a real gift.
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