Opening Night!

Last night was opening night for the fifth year of our grade school production. This year the performance was the Wizard of Oz, a fitting tribute to the 70th anniversary of the original motion picture starring Judy Garland.

As I am every year, I am completely astonished at the talented kids at our school. To think that a few years ago, we didn't even have a stage to perform on, the one small Christmas performance was done in our church right on the altar and the musical didn't even exist. We have come so far and I am truly touched at how the parish parents work together to help the directors put on a show that rivals a high school play or even a professional theatre performance, even though the kids are only ages 10-15. The funny kids, the shy kids, the musical kids, the dancing kids, everyone has their place to shine. Our directors, John and Kristi Jung have a gift, a gift to see a talent in everyone and teach them how to bring that to the stage. They work many hours to get it just right and it shows each year in the kids remarkable performance.

By the looks on those adorable smiling faces, the kids are having a ball and the memories will last a lifetime!

Break a leg tonight OLV Grade School Players!