So, Monday was a very interesting evening...
The concert started at 6. As I approached a place to sit, BF ran up and sat with me. We talked as quietly as we could without disturbing the peace too much for the beginning of the orchestra portion. At 6:30, we sneaked our way out of the auditorium so we could meet up with the rest of the cast in the chorus room.
So the mersisters were short two now with ES having an ear infection. They had reworked the choreography on their own during the school day. That relieved the stress.
Honestly, this was a no stress performance. The show has been done for a month, and no one's ever going to remember what happened last night in the long run. I was excited to see everyone again though. And I'm glad that I did.
When they went on, it was okay. We were cramped, and missing people, and hadn't worked it too much in a month. Did they look good? No. Did they need to look good? No. The purpose was to tribute the musical at the grand opening of the middle school, and it did just that.
Then things got crazy. After Little Mermaid went, I went to rejoin my family to watch the band portion. But I found that they had had to give away my seat. I couldn't find any more room in the auditorium. So I didn't get to see A perform.
So then I went backstage to the room where all the Little Mermaid people were waiting for the America the Beautiful Finale. A lot of people were there. I hung out mostly with KR, JI, ER, BF, and AL, but I got DM and NB's numbers, and had a civilized conversation with GC and OB.
But the problem is that for some reason I was the only one in that room. No one else was watching them, and things were getting out of hand as it is. I knew that seats would have opened up after the 6th grade portion, but I didn't want to leave everyone on their own. So, regrettably, I didn't get to see the band perform at all. That was really disappointing.
I did get to see America the Beautiful, and that was kind of pointless. They should have had the people who were in both band and Little Mermaid singing, and not playing, because the band was way too loud.
So after the show I said goodbyes, with hugs to all, and "hope to see you soon"s. Although KR insisted on giving me a ride home, I got one with BF (when we finally left), because it was more convenient for her family.
All in all, a pretty disappointing night. I would have loved to see everyone perform.
-NM
Hear Hear!
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You couldn't hear the orchestra or the singers at all. I'd have much rather not played in band. And the thing is, when we asked Mr. F in class he claimed that we would need everyone in band in order to be loud enough. UMMMMMMM ..... no?
It was great to see you, though, seeing as we haven't exactly been in touch since TLM ... you should come to one of our rehearsals once they get going! But BF probably wouldn't like that ... she's under the impression that she's a bad choreographer. I told her that it looks fine to me and that if I was doing it it would most likely be 'okay, um, move your foot left. No! I mean right! Oh, what the heck just smile and look like you know what you're doing.' so, by comparison, she's amazing!
Well, that rant was much longer than I expected it to be.
ES