My little thespian

A few weeks back Darcy was invited to join the Thespian Troupe at school. This entailed a resume and a week of dressing and performing as a different daily character chosen by members. She was quite excited about it all and probably put more work into this than into her school work, but the end result was a good one.

Day 1 - Taylor Swift (Pop Star Day)

She borrowed Maddy's shirt and shoes and my purse. She thought the Diet Coke was a creative addition, but I really didn't know that Taylor spoke on their behalf. The wig came from our neighbor whose wife was in the salon business. During class she had to maintain her character in everything she did. I'm told she didn't sing.

Day 2 - Merida from Brave (Disney Day)

I thought that the characters for this day were very profiled. Her friend Sarina was Jasmine and her Chinese friend was Mulan and my red headed daughter was Merida. How is that acting? Darcy rolled her eyes at those comments and went about creating her costume. She had the dress so she borrowed the boots and the bow. The bow came from the boys she babysits, but she had to dress it up and make the arrows and the little holder that went on her belt. In drama it was improv day and she had to stay in character through that.

Day 3 - Rose from Titanic (Movie Character Day)

She went thrift shopping for most of this outfit, although the shoes are again her sister's. She had to perform a scene from the movie for the requirement and so...

she and her Jack recreated that scene everyone knows. The school is being rebuilt so the portables came in handy for the ship when it came time to take photos.

Day 4 Tracy from Hairspray (Musical Day)

I think this outfit was another thrift shop find. The wig again came from the neighbor. The hairspray is a can that I've had for probably 15 years that I bought to remove a stain in my laundry. I've probably used it for ballet classes and now this as a prop.

Day 5 - Classy but Sassy Day

They had to dress so that they matched with their mentors, upperclassmen who directed them all week. Darcy's outfit came mostly from her own closet, except for the scarf which her mentor loaned her.

On Friday all of the inductees went to a dinner party with their mentors and were inducted into the troupe. Now we parents aren't really sure when these kids are being sincere...or acting.