Play in a Day 2012
Hannah got to participate in her first Play in a Day this last week. Friday evening she went to the church, where the youth in the stake were divided into six groups. Each group chose a fairy tale, a genre, and a setting from different containers, and then wrote a script together. When Hannah got home late that night, she was excited, and searching for props and costume pieces to bring with her the following morning. All day Saturday was spent rehearsing, building sets, and preparing. After dinner, the rest of the family arrived at the church to watch the performances.
The first play was entitled, "Rapunzel meets Sherlock Holmes" and had Rapunzel sequestered at the top of Big Ben tower in England, while Sherlock Holmes strove to solve the mystery of who her parents really are. "The Rise of the 3 Little Pigs" began in Egypt with the Joker (from Batman) serving breakfast to one of the pigs, including *gasp* bacon, setting off a tragic series of events. Hannah's play, entitled "The Bearitones", presented the three bears in New York (Hannah was mama bear), during the 1920 porridge-prohibition (porridgebition). The Bearitones smuggled porridge, while the Locks (Goldi Locks, Brunetti Locks, Reddi Locks, Chief Pad Locks and Baldi Locks) strove to bring them to justice in an action filled drama. "Wanted in the West" featured the Butter Biscuit Gang (including Hansel and Gretel) in Texas as they rob the Candy Cottage and sheriff solves the mystery of what happened to Grandma Witchy. "The Wolf and the Red Hoods" featured a good-natured wolf who attempted to rescue Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother from a wicked huntsman (by hiding them in his stomach), with tragic results. The last play, "Rumpelstiltskin in Space" presented King Dark Helmet and the poor teenage platypus loving Princess Lafonda who is assisted by the unicorn riding Rumplestitskin in her efforts to turn rocks into stars.
Each of these hilarious plays included certain phrases including, "Live Long and Prosper", "May the force be with you", "Just keep swimming", "Inconceivable!", "You're killing me, Smalls", and "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas any more!"
Hannah had a lot of fun, and the rest of us enjoyed a delightful evening in the audience. Too bad I forgot to bring the camera!!!!!
The first play was entitled, "Rapunzel meets Sherlock Holmes" and had Rapunzel sequestered at the top of Big Ben tower in England, while Sherlock Holmes strove to solve the mystery of who her parents really are. "The Rise of the 3 Little Pigs" began in Egypt with the Joker (from Batman) serving breakfast to one of the pigs, including *gasp* bacon, setting off a tragic series of events. Hannah's play, entitled "The Bearitones", presented the three bears in New York (Hannah was mama bear), during the 1920 porridge-prohibition (porridgebition). The Bearitones smuggled porridge, while the Locks (Goldi Locks, Brunetti Locks, Reddi Locks, Chief Pad Locks and Baldi Locks) strove to bring them to justice in an action filled drama. "Wanted in the West" featured the Butter Biscuit Gang (including Hansel and Gretel) in Texas as they rob the Candy Cottage and sheriff solves the mystery of what happened to Grandma Witchy. "The Wolf and the Red Hoods" featured a good-natured wolf who attempted to rescue Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother from a wicked huntsman (by hiding them in his stomach), with tragic results. The last play, "Rumpelstiltskin in Space" presented King Dark Helmet and the poor teenage platypus loving Princess Lafonda who is assisted by the unicorn riding Rumplestitskin in her efforts to turn rocks into stars.
Each of these hilarious plays included certain phrases including, "Live Long and Prosper", "May the force be with you", "Just keep swimming", "Inconceivable!", "You're killing me, Smalls", and "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas any more!"
Hannah had a lot of fun, and the rest of us enjoyed a delightful evening in the audience. Too bad I forgot to bring the camera!!!!!
that sounds like so much fun!
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