School Play Participation Prints

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."

This is Twig's scene. Get ready! That's her! Where? There! Too late. Nice shot of Jessie Caldwell. Wasn't she fabulous.

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

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

Parent Involvement Tip #1

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

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

"We're doing a skit of Peter Rabbit at school. I'm the potting soil."

'Oh, Christ.'

"Goo-goo, ga-ga!"

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

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

Drama is the highest form of culture. It combines literature, art and music

'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...'

Thanks for the lift, Nana. Don't get any big ideas about acting. It's just a high school musical. I guess you aren't coming back to see the show. Correct. Tonight! Cats! Spring musical. That's ok. Slam! I'm parking now to get a front row seat!

"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!'

School Pantomime Rehearsals.

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

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.'

The children who can't handle dialog will play trees and bushes. They'll be scenery and not heard!

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."

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

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

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

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

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