Posts Tagged ‘preschool’

So yesterday afternoon Stella’s preschool put on a play. It was called Caps for Sale. Some hat peddlers fell asleep in a park and a whole bunch of monkeys came and took their hats. Stella was one of the monkeys. I took a long lunch break from work so I could see her theatrical debut, and Anne suggested I bring my professional camcorder rather than the little flip cam to record this momentous occasion. So while I was tucked away in a corner trying (less than successfully) to get a good shot, one of the teachers asked Anne to bring Stella to the bathroom. Stella didn’t really have to go and was very upset at the prospect of missing the play. She missed the beginning, but got in right in time for the action. She was sort of tucked between a teacher and some of the other monkeys and with my limited range of motion, I was really unable to get any good shots of her.

She is a natural performer, and we are encouraging this with theater camp, rock and roll camp, and possibly circus arts camp this summer. I figure in a year or two, she’ll be ready to tackle more serious theatrical roles like this one…