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| One Day More |
Last weekend, I went to see my oldest son in the high school's production of Les Miserables. It was incredible! Really, I can't think of enough superlatives for it. I cried through the whole thing. Now, I admit, it's not that hard to make me cry, but there were grown men in the audience in tears too. They got a standing ovation, and they deserved it.
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| Jean Valjean |
I was stunned at how moving a performance a seventeen year old could give as Jean Valjean. Ditto Javert (wish we'd gotten a picture of him). Really, the entire cast did a fantastic job.
They performed with such passion and intensity that I forgot I was sitting in a high school auditorium, forgot these were kids that I know, kids that I go to church with. I felt like I was right there. The put their whole hearts into this play and it paid off. I don't think I could have been more impressed if I had seen a full-scale Broadway production.
Greatness isn't measured by the size of the audience, but by the passion of the performance.
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| This is my boy (a student at the barricade). "Drink with me..." |
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6 comments:
oh man that sounds amazing wish i coud have been there
I love that musical. I totally wish my local HS would perform it.
How lucky you are to see your son cast in such a cool musical.
Wow! It sounds like a wonderful performance, and the pictures are amazing. I don't think any of my high school plays had sets and costumes that good, and so, wow! What a blessing!
There's nothing like the theatre, really. The passion and the life bursting out in waves. So glad you got to see this and that your son participated in it. What a gift!
Thanks, all. I did enjoy it. I think it was a wonderful experience for all the kids too.
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