School Play Participation Gifts

Suddenly Josh's mom's efforts with his costume seemed entirely inadequate

"Just be yourself."

'I was an egg in the Easter play.'

"I take it you got the lead in the school play."

"I'm Rapunzel. You want Juliet – next tower over."

Now I'll open up the floor to questions and batsh*t crazy rants.

Parent Involvement Tip #1

"What do you mean, it's not an educational toy? I'd have to learn to ride it!"

'I play an evolving character, In the second act, I'm a piece of pie,'

'Oh, Christ.'

"Goo-goo, ga-ga!"

'I don't know how I could've forgotten my lines. I was all ears when they gave them to me.'

'My - I don't remember my second-grade Christmas play dealing with post-holiday depression.'

'I don't want to be a shepherd. I want to be the policeman who interrupts the play to tell all the mummys and daddys who have parked irresponsibly and dangerously outside to move their cars...'

"Dad, I'm playing the role of the husband in our school play!"

"First let me say that your father and I really, really wanted to like your performance."

'I'm playing St. Patrick in the school play. I need a miter and ten thousand snakes by Friday.'

'Billy Green you know very well that you stand this end!'

"Quiet? I'd even read for the understudy part for someone who is between engagements."

School Pantomime Rehearsals.

Invisible Man Kit

Graham really wanted to play Joseph, but deep down he knew what part he'd get again.

Angry Joseph in school nativity play says to Innkeeper: 'No, we did not book online.'

Let's stick to 'No room at the inn' and leave out 'Have you tried the internet?'

"Our curriculum focusses less on rote memorization and more on putzing around."

'Everyone will recognize me. I told them I had the meatiest part.'

'We need to start working more closely to try to improve these grades. Do you have my office number?'

"I don’t have any lines, but I do some pretty important rustling in the second act."

'Thomas won't stay off the stage. He loves his part in the school play - he's the commercial.'

"Could you tell which flower was me, daddy?"

'You're parents? Oh, I'm sorry -- this is the Politician-Teacher Association.'