'06 - '07 Highlight: Drama

This year in drama was a personal highlight for me, since James and I took our first stab at playwriting. What did we come up with?

"The Knight in Shining Buttons" starring Matthew Geary . . .

An arrogant young knight buys a beautiful vest with golden buttons. Little does he know, the vest is enchanted. Every time he is mean or proud, he loses a button. The knight must learn some valuable lessons before all of his buttons are gone!

The 8th graders did a fabulous job. In addition to the play, we added an 8th grade drama class this year. This was a fun class to teach, and lays the foundation for 9th thru 12th grade electives. This summer, I'm getting ready for three new drama electives: Theater Movement, Acting II: Shakespeare, and Worship Drama. In the meantime, James is earning money for improvements to our auditorium by starring on a television program. He's the host for several episodes of "Fun with English," a program designed to teach people English.

And of course, we had the spring play. The cast included some veteran actors, as well as some who had never been in a play before. They were brilliant. So, all in all, it's been a great year for drama.