If the story is true, it is not bragging, just factual, at least according to my Mother. Mary Frances has been in a play at her school, Jackson Prep. You must audition for a part. The play was not familiar to me, "The Dining Table", but she got a juicy part. The school was entering the play in a competition, to be held at Mississippi State. This competition, held on Friday and Saturday this past week, is for schools in the northern part of the state. Four of the 20 winners advance to a state wide competition against the souther winners, to be held in mid January at Southern Mississippi University.
The play was performed at school on Thursday evening, which we unfortunately missed. I can not drive at all and Ken will not drive at night, but Christina reported that the performance was excellent.
At each performance at the competition, an adjudicator makes suggestions and evaluations. He singled out Mary Frances by saying that her performance by words and body language made her character believable. During the play, she ages and eventually becomes senile. The judge asked her if she had anyone in her family that she had observed to learn so well her character. She said no. Whew.
Mary Frances' school advanced to the next round of competition. She was thrilled. The teacher/director also won the prize for being the best director. Evidently, every one in the cast had a great time. They got to see all the different plays in addition to performing. Jackson Prep has an excellent program in performing arts along with art. And the academics are of high level as well. Congratulations to Mary Frances and the cast of The Dining Table. They did well.
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