What Should Have Been....Cinderella

 When we arrived for rehearsal on the 5th of March, we heard that large gatherings were no longer able to happen...indefinitely. We got the students dressed in the costumes that were finished, as was the plan, because we were just a week out from dress rehearsals. Little did we know the next week school would be cancelled and 9 weeks of quarantine would begin.

Enjoy these pictures and the few videos I took, not knowing it would be the last time we would gather. If I had known then, there would be so many more.

The program cover and advertising poster for our Cinderella production.

The girls in their peasant costumes.

Battle scene with the giant.

Prince Topher versus the giant.

Peasant girls on the side of the room.

Gwangi was part of the Tech Crew, working with the lights.

Krypto in his ball scene vest with our friend, who was working Backstage Crew.

Stepmother, stepsisters, and Ella.

Getting ready to head to the ball.

Ella with the old woman, Crazy Marie.

Ella with Crazy Marie, turned into the Fairy Godmother.

Girls, ready for the ball scene.

Waiting for their scene.

Fairy Godmother and Ella.

Transformation has occured.

Dancing at the ball.

More couples at the ball.

Guys, on the edge, waiting for the ball scene.

Girls, on the sidelines, waiting to come on.

The ball scene.

Krypto with his dancing partner. She is also the amazing artist who has done the art work on all three of Krypto's book covers.

Stepsisters' Lament.

Then, today, we went to Hope to drop off scripts and some costume items. We were also able to look around at some of the items and recall our memories...

Sissi standing by one of the trees.

Costumes on the racks.

Sets leaning up against the wall.

The carriage, sitting in the hallway.

And, we brought home t-shirts for our crew. The kids are holding mine, with all the names of the students listed on the back.

A close up of the front.

And now, enjoy the videos...definitely not professional, a bit blurry at times, but they were quick takes while I was standing on the sidelines checking out the costumes for last minute alterations, on what was our last gathering before quarantine began for COVID-19.