Our beautiful little "Clara" did a wonderful job. We were so proud of her! The past week has been crazy and exhausting. But by Saturday night it was all worth it.
We all wondered if the theater gods had turned on us during the matinee performance! The studio owner, Becky Gili, took a bad tumble down the stairs at the Civic Auditorium and was hurt quite badly. She soldiered on though, as Becky always seems to do. Some of the pyrotechnics shot out instead of up and the tree (the one that magically grows during the first act) caught on fire. It was quickly extinguished by on the ball stage hands, but it still was quite the scare! During the scene where Clara and Fritz fight over the nutcracker, the little guy completely fell apart (only his head is supposed to come off)! Herr Drosselmeyer had to perform a massive quick fix while on stage! We had some slips and some wardrobe malfunctions, but otherwise all was well.
The kids knocked the evening performance out of the park. It was incredible! I was so proud of all of them. They really brought it! Bailee received a lot of support from her friends, the people from her church (St. Paul's), our home teacher, her fifth grade teacher, and wonderful godparents. It was an amazing night for her. For all of us, really. We will never forget it.
Now we are focusing on recovering and finishing preparations for Christmas. Haste! It comes a pace! God Bless you all!
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