From Spoon to Broom

Delia's curtain on Mary Poppins closed on a weekend in late October, and just a few days later she was back in our Performing Arts Center for the start of the next performance-- Elf!  This was a Middle School musical, but her role was by special invitation of our director: Choreographer, Mentor and Stage Manager!  She shared the jobs with her drama buddy Lexi, who played Mary Poppins.  These upperclassmen girls had the best time befriending the enthusiastic, younger performers, teaching them the joy of kick-ball-changes and jazz hands, and keeping them from breaking and misplacing things backstage!  This was a whole new behind the scenes part for Delia and she really enjoyed it.  There is one scene where Buddy the Elf dances around the stage tossing shredded paper to make it snow, and Delia appears briefly on stage, in her all black outfit and with her giant broom, to sweep up all the snow.  That was the extent of her stage time for this one and it cracked us up.  From Spoon to Broom!

Early stages of choreographing.

Sweet shout out from the director.  

The whole cast-- a super fun and talented bunch!  Many of them are 8th graders who Delia can't wait to act with next year in High School!

After Opening Night, Delia came home and hilariously said, "Mom, Lexi and I just stood off to the side after the show and no one noticed us!  No one wanted pictures or hugs.  One person beckoned us over and we thought, 'This is it!' but then she just said, 'Can you go find Christian for me?'  Lexi was the star and had kids lining up to take pictures with her one month ago and now we're nothing."  HAHA!  So we had to bring them flowers and treats and race the stage afterwards for hugs and pictures and huge praise the night we went.

The show was super cute and extremely well done.  Even though Buddy the Elf and Santa and Jovie were all amazing and performed way beyond their middle school years, we're partial, of course, and thought the choreographer turned snow-sweeper stole the show! ;)