April 22, 2017. Madison, Mississippi. The Play.

Linda commented to me at the end of the play that she had no idea Mary Frances could be so nasty.  
I agreed.  Our quiet, friendly granddaughter was wonderful in her part as the wolf, Fenris Ulf, in the play "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe".  She was wicked in her role.

Jackson Prep Players performed the play.  We attended their first performance this afternoon and it was splendid.  The drama department is excellent and the head was the Director of the play.  Clearly he has vast experience.  The play is excellent for a school production with it's large cast of characters.  And the play is well known so even the children, of which there were many,  were aware of the story.  The players are talented.  I suspect many of the students attending the school are there because of the excellence of the dramatic arts.  Certainly it was a factor in the choice of Mary Frances.  

The play is from the book by C.S.Lewis, dramatized by Joseph Robinette.  The play follows the story line of the book.  Again, most young people have also seen the movie.  This production was top drawer with no major errors.  I suspect most of the players were pleased with the production.

The scene was sweet.  After the performance, the actors came out to the vestibule so the folks from the audience could take pictures.  When I looked over, five little girls were waiting in line to have Mary Frances sign their booklet along side her picture.  

Tonight they perform the play again, and also Monday evening.  Tuesday is their final show which will be for the students of the whole school.  Hats off to these young artists.  I thoroughly enjoyed myself.