Since Miss Mack is headed to high school, and is 15-years-old, I've been trying to figure out how to approach her about post-secondary education. She's been very rooted in the "I don't want to go to college" thing. This has been a grumbling point for the two of us because I know how hard it was for me to go back to college after 15 years being out of high school. I only want what is best for my kiddos, so figuring this out early is a huge thing for me.
Mack has been in choir since 4th grade. She has loved being able to have that release. Additionally, when we lived in North Carolina, she was asked to be in the high school rendition of Peter Pan. She was a lost boy. We were so used to going into the auditorium for practices and lately, I've been missing that whole lifestyle. She loves singing, and she's known she's wanted to be in music, but she was allowing mainstream media to really impact her decisions. It wasn't until she realized that Mamma Mia was a broadway show before it was a movie that she realized what she really wants to do.
After a quick history lesson from her momma, she revealed "I want to do things like Mamma Mia". Well, with that information, I had a quick talk with her. We discussed her time on stage with Peter Pan. She said she loved it, just not to say her stage cue (Uggawugga meatball). She wants us to look into how she can start to get involved now and not later. So, knowing me, I went right to work.
I contacted our cousing Genevieve and found out that we just need to look around through the local smaller theaters for volunteer opportunities and go from there. So, with that, I found a local theater and I have an email out to them. I don't anticipate an answer today, but I look forward to finding out what we can do. Not only can she go and be part of the education and audition for different roles, but I can go and be part of props and dressing and what not.
Being involved in Peter Pan really brought me back to when my high school concert choir put on Les Miserables. It was one of the funnest things I've ever done. While I didn't try out for a lead because of stage freight, I truly enjoyed being a supporting role, much like Mack when she was a Lost Boy. I really think that this opportunity will be great for her and if she does it and doesn't like it, we will just re-evaluate and then figure out something else that she will love to do since she will be doing it for many many years.
Mack has been in choir since 4th grade. She has loved being able to have that release. Additionally, when we lived in North Carolina, she was asked to be in the high school rendition of Peter Pan. She was a lost boy. We were so used to going into the auditorium for practices and lately, I've been missing that whole lifestyle. She loves singing, and she's known she's wanted to be in music, but she was allowing mainstream media to really impact her decisions. It wasn't until she realized that Mamma Mia was a broadway show before it was a movie that she realized what she really wants to do.
After a quick history lesson from her momma, she revealed "I want to do things like Mamma Mia". Well, with that information, I had a quick talk with her. We discussed her time on stage with Peter Pan. She said she loved it, just not to say her stage cue (Uggawugga meatball). She wants us to look into how she can start to get involved now and not later. So, knowing me, I went right to work.
I contacted our cousing Genevieve and found out that we just need to look around through the local smaller theaters for volunteer opportunities and go from there. So, with that, I found a local theater and I have an email out to them. I don't anticipate an answer today, but I look forward to finding out what we can do. Not only can she go and be part of the education and audition for different roles, but I can go and be part of props and dressing and what not.
Being involved in Peter Pan really brought me back to when my high school concert choir put on Les Miserables. It was one of the funnest things I've ever done. While I didn't try out for a lead because of stage freight, I truly enjoyed being a supporting role, much like Mack when she was a Lost Boy. I really think that this opportunity will be great for her and if she does it and doesn't like it, we will just re-evaluate and then figure out something else that she will love to do since she will be doing it for many many years.
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