Taking Down and Packing Away

So grateful that the Summer Theater Camp went off so well.  Many people stayed after and helped take down the set, gather up costumes and props, clean up the refreshments and tidy up the audience area.  I envisioned doing all of the work by myself, but with all of the help, it was organized very quickly. The only real work I had to do was launder some of the costumes, sort them and fold them into their tubs, and stack them inside the shed. The entire job was accomplished within three days.  That must be some kind of a record!

I need to take a moment to thank my daughter Katelyn for all of her help.  She hung the drapes, she painted the sets, she shepherded our little "Lambs" and made sure her mother got food and sleep during the 2 1/2 weeks of the the camp.  She did all this with a smile on her face.  It has been such a joy to hear her children sing the songs from the show and even do the little Lamb's dance over and over.  The work Katelyn did for me was on top of all of her stress she has in her life.  She is the mother of three busy little children; the wife of a police officer who works all kinds of strange hours; and they are in the midst of building a new house.  Don't know what I would have done without her youthful strength and bubbly personality!  She kept me going.

Speaking of continuing on... already I have had inquiries about next year's Summer Theater Camp.  "What show will you be doing?"  The answer is I don't know yet.  But, I have been requested to write a new musical about "Androcles and the Lion," another Aesop Fable.  Hopefully, I can get that written and all will be a GO for next summer.  Wish me luck!