Monday

It was multi-tasking at its best in the Lowell gymnasium today! The kids took turns blocking scenes with their character group leaders, trying on costumes, and having some time up on the stage. (By the way--you can click on the images if you want to see them in a larger format and get a better look at your child)

Only the BSU students were using scripts to follow along. Most of the kids have between some and all of their parts memorized (*though PLEASE keep encouraging them to work on line memorization!*)

As I said before, today marked the beginning of COSTUMES....

Most are still in the "rough" stage, but the kids were sooo excited to finally see what they'd be wearing! Here's a row of beautiful, happy goddesses....

The Mariners....

Calaban ...

Ariel being fitted...

And a run through with props. (These kids were very convincing with foam swords :) ).

This week, please encourage your child to

1. KNOW THAT MISTAKES ARE OK!--Help them to remember that pretty much everyone in the audience will be seeing this play for the first time, and no one will know if they don't say their line just right. We want them to be able to recover quickly and with as little emphasis as possible on the mistake.

2. STAY IN CHARACTER--When it's not their turn to speak, have your child think about how their character would stand, listen to others speaking, etc. Part of this would include helping them to practice their lines while standing up to minimize shifting or swaying while speaking.

And remember...our first performance is coming up on April 23....which just happens to be Shakespeare's birthday (and death day!). Looking forward to seeing you all there!-- and thank you again for letting us work with your amazing children!