Last night, my former intern/coworker/student went to
the high school in the town that I work in to see the school play. A number of
the kids that come into the after-school center that we cover in the afternoons
were in the play. They had asked us to come and see the play. It was something
that we really felt we should do.
After we got off shift, we went out for
dinner. It was a quick salad and quesadilla before we were off to the school for
what turned out to be a wonderful play. The girl who played Dolly had a voice
and enough stage presence that it was hard to believe she was just a high school
student. I could actually imagine her being on a professional stage.
All
of the kids were great. It was actually pretty amazing to see. I remember a lot
of these kids being little and coming to various programs. Now they were all
dressed up in period costume and throwing out tunes like adults. It was just
incredible.
After the play, the cast stood in the hallway so the peopl
ein the audience were able to great them and talk to them. We took some time to
do so. I actually almost got bowled over by one of the girls. She screamed out
my name and rushed over to give me a hug, almost knocking me over in the
process. My "date" for the evening got a real kick out of it. It is amazing how
I get to connect with some of the kids. I had a little clutch of them around me
trying to figure out if I liked the show.
On a weird side story, we
figured we really threw the kids for a loop. Some of them have been trying to
hook the two of us up since she started as my intern last September. It is odd
since I am gay, and she is a lesbian. In fact, since she and her love are from
Massachusetts, they are even married. We have told the kids that it was never
going to happen for the obvious reasons, but they keep trying because they think
we make a cute couple.
The toughest part is that I didn't get home until
10:30pm. Ray had already gone off to dreamland by then. It is not actually a
late night for me, but it was a long day of work-related stuff. I am really glad
that I got to go.
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Don't you just love a good play, regardless of who is putting it on? There is so much talent at the high school level that, except for parents and friends, so many fail to realize it or appreciate it. I find the local high school theater here, the university theater here, and the amateur theater in the next town over put on tremendous productions and do quality-level performances.
You are so right about how we underappreciate our school and community theaters. I love a great play!
AJ