I did it! This was my weekend to perform with the Turtle Creek Chorale. I was a little nervous…well, maybe I was a lot nervous, but all of the guys in the chorale were very nice to me and helped me with my stage fright. They said something about imagining all of the people in the audience sitting out there in their underwear. I think that was supposed to help make me less nervous, but that thought just scared me even more!
Mr. Stan was in charge of me. He helped me with all of my lines and my music and he held me and kept me safe, like Mr. Guy usually does, even when we were on stage.
Mr. Guy and The Lady came today to our last performance of the three. I hoped that The Lady would take some pictures that I could put in my monster memory book, but they don’t allow picture taking boxes to be used in the concert hall. That was kind of disappointing! Something else that was disappointing is that Mr. Guy’s and The Lady’s seats were up high in the hall, way over my head. (I couldn’t have seen them in their underwear if I had wanted to, but I’m pretty sure that I didn’t want to see that!) They bought their tickets before they knew that I was going to be a part of the concert.
After today’s concert, Mr. Stan took me to the lobby to find Mr. Guy and The Lady so that I could go home with them. The Lady showed us some pictures that she tried to take with her phone. I’m not sure she should have done that; she might be detested arrested. The pictures aren’t very good at all, but they will remind me of my first time on a stage, my first time learning the right things to say at the right time, my first time learning music, and my first time away from Mr. Guy and The Lady. I sang For Now from the musical, Avenue Q. I saw that musical a few years ago and I got to meet Nicky who was in that show. Nicky is kind of like me!
After the concert, when I could finally relax and let my fur be shaggy, I remembered my 100 People Project. Mr. Stan agreed to be in a picture with me. He asked Mr. Sean, The Turtle Creek Chorale artistic director, to be in the picture with us so I got a two for one today!
Mr. Sean does not sing. He stands up in front of the chorale and waves his arms around. I think his arms are magic wands because when he waves them, things happen. All the singers make music together. Or. the instruments start playing. He can wave his magic arms and everyone will stop singing, or sometimes only some people stop singing. He can make people sing louder or softer. I wish I had magic arms like Mr. Sean’s. I would wave my magic arms and make everyone happy. I’d put a genuine smile on everyone’s face!
Now that my weekend is over, the little blue and orange furry monster is going to get some rest!