At the end of last term and as part of her theater grade, Sarah was "forced" to audition for Shakespeare Competition which her school takes place in every year. Belonging to an Arts school she felt pretty confident that the parts would go to the seasoned, thespians of the group. Not the opera loving, musical theater type of gals. To her utter dismay, she landed a role that would take her places completely OUT of her comfort zone. She would be playing Queen Elizabeth in Richard III soon after her husband and sons had been murdered. Rehearsals were held every morning in September beginning at 6:30am. Getting into this character was not her ideal way of starting the day! She fought against completely giving in to the process til just a few weeks leading up to the big day. The director called her bluff in front of the entire company which forced her to dig deep and discover ways to conquer the whole miserable experience. She spent hours in the basement, shouting out lines, mastering the iambic pentameter of the scene and lowering her voice to the right tone to fit the mood of her character.
Brett drove down to Cedar City to support the team and watch our baby girl in action. I held the down the fort on Sunnydale and got word through text on how she was holding up.
This was her a few hours before competition
This was her during rehearsal
The team took 1st place in their division. A great accomplishment for a work well done. But not one she'd want to repeat anytime soon!
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I finally got the computer to see this whole blog. Yea. So let me just say....I LOVE THOSE PICTURES. Wish I could have seen the play.
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