At A Hen's Pace

Blondechick16 made it home in one piece from camp, and her initial summary of how her week went was, "I survived." It sounds like...

...to come see The Wizard of Oz ! Opening Night is tonight; there are two shows tomorrow and one on Sunday afternoon. Enjoy the photos whi...

Tonight is the meeting for all parents interested in getting involved with the new theater group we are helping to start in Kenosha... ...an...

Heavy, but good! Mostly I have been working on two things: planning our Easter Vigil, and preparing for the theater group's information...

Well, it turns out the reason he was cut had nothing to do with his performance, and everything to do with...ME! Yup, I screwed up big-time ...

On Friday night, the middle Bantams auditioned for The Wizard of Oz.; this morning Bantam10 was called back as a potential "Featured M...

It's so true that sometimes anticipation is as great as the fulfillment! I have been occupied lately with administrative details, both f...

Last Friday night, the kids and I went back to see a musical at Wheaton Academy that so many friends and acquaintances where in. It was Int...

Mr. V.: "There will be two ladies and myself." Malachi: "It's a bad combination, Mr. Vandergelder. You'll regret i...

...There are some people who say you should have no weakness at all--no vices. But if a man has no vices, he's in great danger of makin...

A professional photographer came to one of our performances and took some great shots of our show!!! Don't miss the fabulous ones of Ban...

I am not always good at figuring out what is going on within my own heart and mind. That's one reason I blog! When I write, I discover...

...on a really fun chapter of our lives! We are tired--and both glad and sad that Schoolhouse Rock is over. It's been such a great expe...

...Two to go! And so far no boy swing dancer has dropped his partner during a performance! Bantam13's shoulder is killin' him, from ...

This show has really been a stretch for Bantam13--as you may recall from this post . He's always been cast as one of the younger kids un...

Tomorrow we'll have two performances in the morning for school groups, a little break in the middle, and then our first public performan...

While I've been backstage learning special makeup and quick changes, Papa Rooster made it to one of the dress rehearsals to get pictures...

Blogging about one's teenagers can be a little tricky. When I met up with Megan and Summer recently, I confided about difficulties we...

I got a piece of good news the other day that I've been sitting on...trying to adjust myself to the idea that it's true... There rea...

The cast list is up and it looks good! We don't know what half these roles actually mean, since we've never seen this show before, ...