Beauty and the Beast

Mara auditioned for the high school musical Beauty and the Beast on Tuesday, but had to wait until this morning for the cast list to be posted. She was one of a handful of students below high school age asked to audition, and by far the biggest part for the younger kids was Chip, the teapot's son. She really wanted the part, but so did about 10 other students auditioning.

For the audition she had to sing two songs - Be Our Guest from the show and one other prepared piece. She chose a Camp Rock song that she had sung for her talent show at school last spring. And she had to act out a scene. She thought it went well, but was nervous about all of the competition. She has been impatient to see the cast list all week, and even got up at 6:15 this morning because she was too excited to sleep any longer. That got us to school early, which didn't matter in the end since the drama teacher wasn't here yet.

But she was able to see the cast list right before school, and thrilled to learn she got the part of Chip. She was also good at playing it low-key, so that others looking at the list who did not get the part would hopefully not feel any worse. (We had talked about both that and what if she didn't get the part at home.)

But we are all so happy - she loves to be a part of these productions and is pretty good at it too. And with Ben doing the orchestra this musical will be a part of our family for the next two months.

And show are Friday and Saturday evenings - April 9 and 10 - at Vets Memorial in Marysville.