(briefly) resurfacing six months later

A sunny Saturday morning. Lots of homework this weekend, but all enjoyable, what with screening and evaluating my 8th graders' music videos, finishing up the rehearsal schedule and laying in the foundations of OLIVER, which I am directing this season. A wonderful cast of 28 high school students. And colleagues to work with whom I respect and admire.
I wrote last about starting on THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which came out in mid-November. We did the play with eight actors, just like the original, meaning that these bright, energetic teenagers each mastered a dozen discrete characters. I was so proud of these young people.
Now I am just coming down from the high of being part of a huge benefit show that my school put on with a neighboring school, a high quality variety show with mostly dance, along with artwork that was raffled off, two sold-out houses, a good amount of consciousness-raising about the good cause we were supporting, namely, helping SAVE THE CHILDREN build a school with a clean water well in rural Ethiopia. The artists and performers all gave their best to make this an extraordinary evening of collaboration and celebration. Amazing talents and openhanded mutual enjoyment. And we raised over $25,000 for SAVE THE CHILDREN. Hooray!