I mentioned previously that C1 was performing in his Middle
School’s production of Peter Pan as Captain Hook. The show was this past
weekend, and if I may say with all fatherly pride, the kid NAILED it.
First off, I’m not singling him out, even though he was
wonderful. ALL the kids did a great job,
and for a cast of 6, 7 and 8th graders, damn but some of those kids
have talent. Wendy, Tiger Lily and
Tinker Bell all had the singing chops for sure. I wasn’t surprised to see that
a few of the kids are going to performing arts high schools next year. But I
have to say, judging by the applause in the auditorium, folks LOVED C’s portrayal
of Captain Hook!
Now, C1 has always
been kind of a mimic, but for an 8th grader who’s voice has not
*quite* finished changing, his vocal impression of Hans Conried from Disney’s animated
Pan was damned good. A couple technical glitches popped up in both
performances, but the kid just rolled with them like a pro. That was the most
impressive thing for me as a dad, I think.
Watching him perform wand then watching him really handle himself up
there, showed that he was really committed to doing this, and not just goofing
around.
After Saturday night’s show, we went to McDonald’s (yeah, I
know, but he had a LOT of family there) and a mom who had seen it, whose son
was just in the high school musical, told
C1 how good he was, and that he’d better keep it up and try out next
year. To top it off, he just had FUN. I
remember how much fun my time in drama was, and seeing him light up like that
after putting on a HELL of a performance, I know what he was feeling. I am SO proud of him and how well he did.
This weekend, there couldn’t have been a dad who was beaming more than I was.
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