Black Beard

This past week Avery had the chance to rehearse with The Missoula Children's Theater.  They preformed in the musical, "Black Beard."  In 5 days the company held auditions, cast, rehearsed and put on a musical.  Avery was cast on Monday as King Crab and 5 days later she was singing on stage!  I was a bit concerned as to how tired and grouchy she would be through out the week but to our surprise, we saw none of that.  3 of the 5 days she had rehearsal from 3:30 till 8.  She would ride the bus home, eat a quick snack, decompress for about 15 min and then we were out the door to return to school.  She came home happy and satisfied each night.  It was really fun to observe this.  She was happy to do what was asked of her both at rehearsal and at home to prep for the next day.  She had a blast!  She did such a great job with her lines (lots of dramatic feeling behind all her dialogue) and songs.  It has been a treat to watch her find another avenue to express herself as well as develop some new talents.