3rd place

3rd place at Subsections.
we all went to subsections with high hopes, after our win last weekend at conference. we performed well, real well. then we watched the other plays. St Charles was great, I expected good marks for them. then when they announced it, 3rd place, the Swimmer, we weren't ready for that. so we get a big fat nothing, and now we're done. no more Swimmer. we practiced so hard. and I'd accept that, if we deserved 3rd, but the 2nd place play really shouldn't have been better than ours. it was Wabasha (the home school, doesn't that tell you something) and their play was about a game show where if the guy got the question wrong then someone else's life would get messed up and people would die, and the acting was terrible, and one girl dropped a line so one person didn't even get stage time. and one of the judges didn't understand our play. he thought there really was water, but it's really just in the swimmer's head, and everyone got that except the one dinky judge. so there goes everything. sections, state... we really thought we could make it this year, our play was certainly of that caliber. Anyways, just a few thoughts I had on our play and actors:
Jack, the swimmer - Jack you were awesome! You were totally in character the entire time, focused (unless you were making out with Hayley, gross!) your facial expressions were the best, and I don't think you ever complained. It was great fun watching you perfect this character, and making you wear your costume during the school day :)
Jena, angry woman - Jena you are the crabbiest old woman I every knowed! I especially liked the part when you beat Tommy with your purse, that was great. And that ugly old dress was cool too. Great job!
Tommy, policeman - Way to eat doughnuts and talk at the same time. :) You portrayed the cop very well, cudos. musta been fun wearing that costume at school all day! nice job.
Hayley, old woman - Love your granny dress! Ha ha, especially when we wore our costumes in school. ;) It was fun watching you get old before shows. You did a good job on stage too. (oh, and old ladies making out with swimmers is NOT fun to watch! ;)
Brandon, old man - Lovin the way you used the cane so naturally... and the "dang it woman, i don't need no suppositories" then how people at school asked if you were really needed the cane when we wore our costumes all day. Awesome job.
Kassie, the kid and AD - ha ha, sounds like western outlaw, WANTED: Kassie the Kid, reward :) way to ride that little teeny bike and sing the Barney theme song, it was very enjoyable. Like the pigtails :) i'm glad you got to act with us, nice job, you're a great Assisant Director.
Rob, the drunk - someone from another school asked if you were really drunk during the play, lol. you were a good drunk, good job on your role.
Manda, the young southern girl - Manda you did an amazing job acting in this play, we could all sense your energy and committment to this play and it made us want to be awesome, and in my opinion we were. Awesome job :)
Mike, the odd young man - I'd definately have to say your speech was my favorite in this play. During performances you had us all cracking up backstage, it was great fun. Especically the "oh! he just got hit by a bus!" you had awesome energy and excitement, and it was good finally seeing you with your pants above your waste and not falling down. great job, Shaggy ;)
JB, the dancer - I loved your dance routines, and so did every audience! practices were fun, especially when you tried the first costume and you put on those brown pants and held out the waste at arms length when you tried them on :D It was awesome how you took it up 2 or 3 notches at performance and gave it your all, it really motivated the rest of us. Awesome acting, great job.
myself, the business woman - self critique, it was really fun playing my part, I got to be important and throw quarters at people! and i finally wore a skirt and got a good makeup and hair job (thanks so much Jessie!) and had 34 bobby pins in my hair at subsections. I think I went through 3 or 4 pairs of nylons... the shoes were very uncomfortable... but I had great fun! thanks to everyone!
Techies: Buck, Tristin, Nikki, Courtney, Alisha, Jessi, Jeff - thanks for making this work for us, we could never have done it without you! I'll be joining you as a techie for the next play, cause I'll be out playing golf...
Little, the director - Our fearless leader! Little you worked wonders for us in this play, really made it into something worth working hard for. You made us great, thanks so much! I'm glad you came with us to subsections even though you were sicker than a dawg. Thanks for everything.
If I forgot anyone, I'm truely sorry, cause everyone heloped to make this play work. Great job everybody, love y'all, and congrats cause we really were the best! thanks for being the greatest friends I could get. :) drama monkeys will always be family
your fellow faithful drama monkey,
~Helen