Playtime

The girls plowed right back into school with class plays only one week apart. Each class in the school does one ensemble play a year. Eliza & Mairyn had their's back to back. The plays usually reflect a main focus of study. For Eliza's class, the play centered on the Roman myth Remus & Romulus. They have been studying ancient Rome & Greece. In March, they are doing their residential trip to stay in Alexandria for 3 days. Eliza's part of the play was the adult Remus. She was great! (of course, what else would I say, I'm her mother.) The audience actually reacted and responded when her character was killed. I'm saying that b/c there were other deaths & they weren't that sympathetic.

Mairyn's class had been studying clothing and textiles through the ages. So their play was a spoof on the UK What not to Wear. Mairyn was Susanna. A main part, finally. I know that every mother believes that their child should be up in the middle of the stage in the spotlight. But really, my kids have been relegated to Villager #4 and Chorus person for the whole of their school experience. I think the stinger is, though, that my children know everyone's lines, something they inherited from me. I will post about that next. This one is for the girls! So Mairyn does a smashing job, really brillant! (come ON, how can I send my kids to a British school and NOT be allowed to used expressions like that!) They even had a dance number where they were partnered with a boy! They were both so cute!