The Beggining of The End....or something

As the school year is winding down, so are all of the activities. Rehearsals are becoming more laid back, kids are ready for summer; as am I. We are getting ready for our last performance of the year. Next Thursday we will host our final banquet, and our workshop performances.

We will be featuring two shows at our workshop, and I can feel the excitement from the kids, as we are finally doing dramas rather than comedys. Both shows are so impactful, and I know that the kids are going to really touch the audience, because they move me everyday in rehearsal.

I have been so priviledged to work with these extremely talented kids. I know that so many of them will go on to fantastic careers on the stage.

At risk of sounding like a sentamental sap, I have grown to love these kids and if I don't get to stay next year I will miss them dearly. Lets all cross our fingers that I get to stay and continue working with them and helping to harvest their talent.

I have this feeling that I am at the beggining of the end. Or possibly and the end of the beggining. Either way, it is a wonderful feeling.

I'm not exactly sure what this post accomplished, but here it is. Stay tuned for the next chapter.

Quotes

So here lately I have been pretty busy, but my students have made some excellent remarks. I will share them with you, because they are that fantastic.

We are doing a play about Japanese internment camps during WWII and one line in the play is "Whos is the enemy?!" To which a student responded "Jesus."

The students were talking about my slight coffee addiction and one of them said "Dunlap, I think Hitler would have run away from you before coffee."

We were discussing The Scottish Play one day and this is the conversation that happened.
-Student: "Don't say his name in the theatre, Mr. Dunlap will kill you."
-Me: "No I won't. The theatre gods will. Do not anger them."

A student was speaking to me about her fellow thespians and this is what she said.
-Student: "He just annoys the crap out of me and I want to punch him."
-Me: "You can't punch him. What you need to realize is he's a good kid, he just needs to pull his head out of his...."
-Student: "Coffee cup."
-Me: "Exactly."

-Me: "He guys, Liza Minelli is being given a special award for Life Time Acheivement in dance and theatre!"
-Student: "Who is Liza Minelli."
-Me: "Someone educate him before he kills me."

I was speaking with collegues about being in the hall between classes and this is what was said.
-Me: "When you stand here and they walk by, do you ever just want to push them into a wall?"
-Collegue: "All the time."
-Me: "Oh good, I'm not alone."

So a collegue and I were discussing songs we wanted to sing.
-Collegue: "I wanted to do something! What did I want to do?!"
-Me: *off handed* "Little GIrls."
-Studnet: "um................."
-Me: "The song from Annie!!!! Not like that!!!"

I love that my students are so out there, and hilarious. I may start writing all of their funnies down and publish a book. Just a thought. I hope you enjoyed.