Sunday, October 24, 2021

Dolly, the Bonus Features

Here are the extras from Hello Dolly.  Pretend it's the DVD Bonus Material!

A fun announcement from our director celebrating all the siblings on this production.

An excited Delia the day the tuxedos finally came!

A special sunset moment shared by the whole cast on Opening Night.

Wasn't it nice of our costume mom to color coordinate my girls?!  She even matched them to the sky! ;)


Pictures with dear friends after various performances.  Above, Ben; and below, a bunch of Ella's best friends who were also in the cast-- including Ruth and Ansley, who were the 2 principle characters, Minnie and Irene, and who were fantastic!  I love rooting for not just my kids on the stage, but for all their friends too.  Theater truly is a family.


Two of Delia's best friends and fellow waiter/dancers.  Above, Lilly; below, Kate.


There may have only been one senior on the cast, but the juniors sure represented!  This is their group of TEN (plus one sound guy)!  Next year's Senior Night will be a long one!  This group includes the amazing Jake (Horace) and Emma (Dolly) who both killed it in their lead parts and who Ella has been privileged to share a stage with since 5th grade.  Our drama program is blessed by the leadership and talent in this class!

And the future is bright!  Here are the fabulous freshman!

I was able to see all 4 performances and loved having different dates for each one.  Dave joined in a few, but I also got to sit with church friends, preschool co-workers, and even one of my students and her family on closing night!  She was adorable, sitting in my lap to see all the dancing better and pointing out my daughters for me. :)


This amazing cast earned 2 standing ovations!  Their very last show was incredible, the audience going absolutely nuts, cheering them through every song and even singing along.  What a thrill to leap to our feet and give these talented, hardworking kids the recognition they deserve.  Goodbye, Dolly!

1 comment:

Grandma said...

How exciting! Both Ella and Delia look absolutely beautiful. I love all of the costumes! It sounds like everyone put a lot of time and energy into this play, and that it paid off. I'm sure that both girls are so glad they were part of this play, but also glad that it is over and that it went well. We wish we could have seen it in person, but hopefully there will be a DVD? Love, Grandma