Today I took Manny & CeCe to the Schauer Arts and Activities Center in Hartford (WI) to audition for a role in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland. There were one of 99 kids auditioning!! They ranged in grades 1st through 12th and competed for roles of Alice (at three sizes), the Cheshire Cat, flowers, lobsters, the Queen, etc. I had never been to an audition and was immensely impressed with the courage all of these kids mustered up to do this! The selection process was really difficult as each of the kids were quite talented and I'm not just bragging about my grandchildren, although I have been known to do that from time to time.
One of the lines that CeCe's age group had to recite was 'Ladies and Gentlemen . . . The Queen' as though she were underwater! Manny's age group had to say 'What are you looking at, girl?' with conviction and drama. Then they sang a couple of choruses of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat.' The younger kids just had to be cute. From this the two 'veteran' actors from MCT chose each role quite carefully -- what a task for them!
CeCe was awarded the role as a flower!! Wow, was she excited! She held it back pretty well (although she was just about jumping out of her skin), as there weren't that many roles in Manny's age group and he wasn't selected. He handled it remarkably well and I am so proud of both of them!!
You can catch CeCe's performance this Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday at 2:00. The address is 147 Rural Street; it's right off of highway 60 in Hartford. You can get your tickets at the door or buy them online at schauercenter.org.
Hope to see you there!
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