Reflections on "Alice"

Chelsea Meagan did a TERRIFIC job as "Alice." She memorized over 300 lines, stayed on stage for the entire show, and participated in eight musical numbers, including four solos. VERY proud of my little drama queen :)

April 15, 2012

Ellie-Kate, Chelsea, Britti, and Emmy

Kenzi and Chelsea

Chelsea as "Alice"

Carol, the director, and Chelsea

Alice-- 4/15/12

Dana and Chelsea


Eli with Ellie-Kate and Britti


Dylan, Eli, Patrick, Chelsea, Emily, and Will-- AHS drama seniors

"Alice"-- April 15, 2012

Chelsea sings a reprise of "Home."


The conclusion of the trial scene


Chelsea in the Dutchess scene

"Alice"-- 4/15/12

With Mira and Dana in the Dutchess scene...


Lucy and Alice sing "Home."


Chelsea, Eli, Sydney, and Dylan in the tea scene

Final performance of "Alice"-- 4/15/12

Chelsea sings "Home."

Chelsea tumbles through the rabbit hole... and up on stage for "Here I Am."

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Grandma and Christie


Great-Grandma, Emmy, Grandma B., and Ellie-Kate pose before the grandmas go home to Indiana.


Grandma B. and Ellie-Kate-- Ellie-Kate is pretending that she is the White Rabbit (after watching the White Rabbit in Chelsea's production of "Alice.")

"Alice"-- 4/14/12 (evening performance)

Grandma B., Chelsea, Emmy, and Britti with Chelsea's many bouquets of flowers.


Chelsea and Ryman-- 4/14/12


Tobi and Chelsea


Dana (Dutchess), Chelsea (Alice), and Ryman (Chelsea's friend from pre-school and Dana's cousin)-- 4/14/12


Ryman and Chelsea

"Alice"-- April 14, 2012

Chelsea sings about "Home"-- 4/14/12


Lucy (Cheshire Cat) and Chelsea (Alice)


Chelsea sings one of her solos-- 4/14/12


Chelsea sings about her new adventure as she opens the evening show-- 4/14/12


Britti, Ellie-Kate, Chelsea, and Emmy pose after the afternoon show-- 4/14/12


Grandma B. and Chelsea

"Alice"-- April 14, 2012

Will ("King") and Chelsea ("Alice")


Patrick ("White Rabbit") and Chelsea ("Alice")


Patrick, Emmy, and Lucy take their bows.

Chelsea, Mira, and Dana

Chelsea as "Alice"


Chelsea as she begins the show-- she remains on stage for the whole show!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Chelsea Meagan did such a terrific job as "Alice" today during the show. She had two performances (2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.), and she just shined. She never left the stage, uttered over 300 lines, and performed in eight musical numbers-- WOW!!

Mom and Grandma also visited. Mom really enjoyed the shows, but Grandma didn't get to go. We just didn't think that she would know or understand what was up, and she did, indeed, sleep during the entire time that she would have been at the shows. It's just sad because I know that she would have loved them, if she wasn't so out of it. Unfortunately, we can really see the decline between her visit in October and this visit. I had one short conversation with her, but, otherwise, she just didn't even really seem to know who was sitting beside her or what was going on in the room...

(heavy sigh...) On the positive note, they did get to visit, and Mom did get to see Chelsea Meagan's big performance as the lead in the high school musical during her senior year. Chelsea's numbers were choreographed by the woman who taught her as a toddler at Factory Street, and, as another "blast from the past," her very first boyfriend, "Ryman," from Athens Church of Christ pre-school came to see her performance tonight. He now lives in Lancaster, and his family drove down for the show. Very special to see them again and to re-connect.

I'll upload pics tomorrow! I have a goal of having a more regular prescence on the blog... It's been a crazy year, but we're going to have much to share over these last seven weeks of high school for Chelsea Meagan and elementary school for Emmy.

More soon--

Christie

April 13, 2012

Eli (Mad Hatter) and Chelsea (Alice)


Eli and Chelsea with Martha, Elizabeth, Divya, Gabby, Baelyn, Teagan, Hannah, Kali, Elana, and Emmy


Emmy, Chelsea Meagan, and Christie


Lucy (Cheshire Cat) and Chelsea Meagan (Alice) with Emmy's GS troop


Chelsea Meagan with Will as the King

April 13: Opening night of Alice

Chelsea sings "Home" during Opening Night-- 4/13/12


Chelsea with the Dutchess (Dana) and Cook (Mira)-- 4/13/12


Chelsea sings her opening number on opening night-- 4/13/12


Before the show, Emmy's Girl Scout troop dined at the China Buffet. The girls really seemed to enjoy the dinner out as well as the show. After the show, they got to meet several of the actors too :)

Alice Cast photos-- April 9, 2012

Easter, 2012

Ellie-Kate colors Easter eggs-- 4/8/12

Emmy, Britti, Ellie-Kate, and Chelsea after our family Easter egg hunt-- 4/8/12

Emmy, Ellie-Kate, and Chelsea on the hunt!

Emmy, Ellie-Kate, Britti, and Chelsea with their Easter baskets-- 4/8/12