The actors are at hand; and by thier show, you shall know all that you are like to know

The curtain has opened and closed on 100% Chance of Rain. I am one relieved lady. The show went fairly well. There were a few glitches, which I will of course mention. (I like to exploit the misadventures of children for comic purposes.) During the dress rehearsal the back curtains are supposed to open at the end to reveal a rainbow. Well, the curtains opened, but the rainbow had fallen, so one of the teachers ran back there and held the rainbow up. She was trying to sort of hide behind the curtain, but that just made the whole situation more humorous. Second incident: the four boys who play Noah and his sons are supposed to line up in the back of the gym before they come on stage. They are in full view of the audience, but if they are quiet the audience doesn't really notice them. Unfortunately, Noah felt that the rest of the boys weren't doing what they were supposed to, so he was yelling at them to get in line. His meltdown grew louder than the action on stage, and the audience began to chuckle at his loud instructions. He got a LOOONG talking to after that show.
The evening performance ran much more smoothly, except for the kid who REALLY had to go to the bathroom and was holding inappropriate places on his personage. And of course, as Sam mentioned we had quite a few kids who decided to break the fourth wall by waving enthusiastically to their parents, siblings, grandparents, and, well, pretty much anyone they recognized.
But all is well and the show is done.
Oh yeah, if you hadn't heard I got the job at Immanuel. Guess what? I get to direct the eighth grade play. I'm thinking about A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare and middle schoolers? Do I dare? Blogs will surely follow the progress of that effort.
Currently playing- "Remedy" sung by Mr. Bo Bice. (Jealous?)
Reading- Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson