I'm sure you are sorry you missed it. Tickets went fast. And there were only 7 available.
It was exclusive.
So I will now give you a play by play of our play.
Mary: Anna Hufford -- perfect for this because she likes horsey rides and holding baby-dolls.
Joseph: Mathew Hufford -- perfect for this because he is obsessed with the wooden dowel that I keep in the top of the closet to unclog my vacuum hose from time to time. This is great excuse to use that wooden dowel as a walking stick.... all the way to Bethlehem.
Inn Keeper: Mark Hufford -- he has a lot of practice saying "no".
Angel: Megan Hufford -- really? There is a golden dress and shiny wings.
Shepherd: Mark Hufford. He has natural herding skills.
Donkey and camel: Ethan Hufford -- he specializes in the beasts of burden.
Sheep: Laney Hufford -- never breaks character. There was a consistent "baa-ing" in the background throughout the duration of the play. It added to the authenticity.
Wise women: Maren Hufford, Laney Hufford and Anna Hufford. It seemed like a given.
Props Manager and Soother of Tantrums: Maren Hufford
Mathew Hufford welcomes us all and invites us all to "pull up a chair, sit back, relax, and enjoy the SHOW!"
She comes to the conclusion that she doesn't like this thing on her head.
The Props Manager steps in and uses her most effective weapon, "Maybe Laney wants to be Mary?"
"Laney?"
Mary is back on board.
The angel directs the shepherd and sheep to go to Bethlehem.
They obey. As all good shepherds and sheep do.
The Props Manager refers to her script and thinks again how glad she is that Mathew wrote this and she didn't. Big kids are awesome.
The angel appears to the Wise Women and tells them to go see the baby Jesus.
Two of them take their camel and start on the long and arduous journey.
The other Wise Women departs to a better land. One with a pantry and higher quality fruit snacks.
In the final scene, the entire cast combines for a rousing rendition of "Stars Were Gleaming". Mary is back on board with her baby doll.
Mary realizes she doesn't like Joseph to touch her. She makes her displeasure known.
The singing starts out confident and strong.
The cast gets to the second verse....things start to fall apart...
The head Wise Woman looks to the shepherd for lyric cues.
Realizes her mistake and looks to the angel.
They finish with a flourish.
Aaaaand....scene.
I bet you feel like you were there, huh?
I do feel like I was there and I loved every second of your nativity play. I loved being part of your Christ focused Christmas celebrations and am so very proud of both of you and all your little angels! Merry Christmas to one and all!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read your post about singing Stars were gleaming, I read it wrong and thought it said you sang Stars Wars gleaming. I thought Hmm, I have never heard that rendition, and only in a family of growing boys. I was pretty sure that Talmage would have loved to have been there, and probably Matt too. Then I saw I read it wrong. Thanks for always keeping me smiling. You are so clever how you express things.
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