Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Schooling from Shakespeare

 Jenny reads "Green Eggs and Ham" to the kids in Spanish!

I look forward to SMASH every year. It's one of the highlights! I enjoy interacting with the teen, younger kids and the parents. I learn from watching them, from Pastor Sam's teachings and from problems and situations that tend to pop up when producing such a great show!
Yeah, we get pretty worn down by the end of a show weekend!
Ethan playing one of the "Charlses" and Elijah as Oliver

This year was exceptionally busy for me as I had my regular "to-do" list as Producer of the show, but also ended up with the job of Costume Mistress. Thankfully I had wonderful helpers in Kelci and Traci Albee. I enjoyed working with them and getting to spend extra time with them. Not to mention the fact that Kelci has great ideas and they both are excellent seamstresses!
Apparently the romance in the play rubbed off on the littles- Selah and Eli <3

This year we performed Shakespeare's As You Like It. The teens and kids did an excellent job. I was so proud of them- there were a lot of new elements in the show and some roadblocks to hurdle, but they did all this with great, positive attitudes!
John as Orlando and Ethan and Darby as the Charlses- below is the effect of Ethan and I playing around and joking. One of John's nicknames is Captain America, so we wanted to have fun with it! :D
Normally I learn a lot from the play itself, but this year the lessons I was taught came from what was happening behind the scenes and interacting with the wonderful people involved. Here are some of them:

* No matter how hard you try, you can't please everyone. If you try to, two things will result- 1) you will get sick and drained and 2) someone will inevitably be upset.

* It's alright if someone gets mad at you. Not everyone has to think you're the bees knees. This gives you a chance to practice loving when it's not easy and building thick skin and a soft heart.

* The word "no" should be used more often, because when you take on too much the people around you suffer. So it's not just about me, saying "no" when you have to is also for the benefit of family, friends and those involved in the request.

* If you have to say no, don't worry, if God wants something done, He will provide the means to get it done!

* The teens in this show dispell the stereotype of adolescents in how much they can handle AND prove that homeschoolers are NOT socially handicapped! ;)

* No matter how many you get, there's no such thing as "enough hugs."

Millie as Celia, Ben as Touchstone and Meredith as Rosalind

So, if you're considering a great creative outlet for your home educated children and you want godly teaching in the area of arts and literature, there's no need to "stroke your chins and swear by your beards" just head over to http://smashmaine.jimdo.com/ and get yourself informed! :D

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