Big sister brag

Oh, hi.

Yes, I know I've been gone for about two weeks. But I promise I have a good excuse.
I've been to Maryland and back!

In other words, I went to visit my family.
In case you haven't read any of my other posts,
here's the only thing you really need to know about them.

THEY'RE AWESOME. 

This trip was the first time I've been back to Maryland since the holidays.
I made the trip solo- The Lieutenant couldn't come with me because he was working, while I am still gainfully UN-employed.
I made the trip because my little sister Audrey was in a play and I wanted to see it. I introduced you to Audrey here but in case you don't remember, here she is

In costume of course!
The play was called "Meet the Creeps" -- kind of a parody of The Adam's Family. Audrey's character was Tarantula Creeps (think a more friendly Morticia Addams).

Allow me to brag a little bit:

While I must laugh and admire the ability of Audrey's school to pick the most ridiculous plays year after year (last spring their production was called Wagon Wheels West), each year Audrey finds a way to shine through whatever ridiculous show they decide on. 

She is clearly talented.

Here's one thing I've learned throughout my time in the theatre:

Acting can't be faked. You can't pretend to be a character, you have to actually BE the character.

The audience can immediately tell the difference. 

While others on stage knew their lines, she knew her character. 

While others recited text, she made the text her own. 

And unlike most of the people on the stage, Audrey became her character.

I'm not saying the play suddenly turned into Shakespeare, but I am saying that Audrey made it great. 

( As a side note, there were others in the show who also showed potential. I'd love to see what these kids could do if they actually got their hands on something worth performing. *crosses fingers* maybe next year?)

When Aud was younger, she was EXTREMELY shy.

As in, she refused to even speak in front of strangers, let alone sing.

Getting up on stage? Forget it. 

She ran away crying when it was her cue in any given Christmas Pageant. 

My mom often said that she thought Audrey somehow missed the performance gene that the rest of us seemed to be born with. I guess in reality, it just took her a little bit longer to come out of her shell.

But now that she has, it's obvious that she's got it.

Curtain call: baby sis, star of the show. 

Yeah, I can brag on that.