The audition

Sophie went to her audition nervous but very ready to be on stage. When we showed up I was thankful that it was a very small group, maybe only seven kids actually tried out while we were there. Sophia was by far the youngest with the next oldest being seven and the rest middle or high schoolers. Because she can't read yet they asked her to get up on stage and sing happy birthday to one of the directors. She was the very first person to do anything and she had never been put on the spot like that before. When she got on stage she put her hands to her cheeks as if doing the "fat johnny, skinny johnny" joke I grew up with. She was definitely stuck in the "fat johnny" pose as she sang happy birthday. As soon as she was done she ran to me and buried her face in my lap. I thought she was done, I was waiting for the tears to come. But, you know what that kid is tough. She snuggled for a bit and watched the other kids get up on stage and read and then she went up and sang another song. This time Sophie left her hands at her side!! She was adorable. I am so proud of her for going back up! I must also say that by the very end of auditions she was up on the stage dancing and singing all by herself. She loves the stage!!

During auditions they asked me if I would read the part of Kanga. This stage loving mom wasn't going to turn down the opportunity! I read it and had fun, but they were really hoping to have an all child cast. I talked with the directors about doing adult (vs child, not anything naughty) theater and they said they would pass my info on to another director that was doing a play.

Well, a few days later we got the casting info and Sophia is an animal (not one of the main pooh characters, but an extra that has several lines, a really cute part for her) and I am the Narrator, aka Christopher Robins Grandmother. We have already had a couple of practices and it is going well, except for the fact that I am supposed to speak like a Grandma and I am doing terrible at it!

The first showing will be on February 13th, I will let you all know how it goes!!