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Jul. 6, 2008
Proven
It’s been proven. But I won’t tell you what’s been proven until after you read this post.
Yesterday, we had a presentation at a farmer’s market scheduled for 9:30 AM. We didn’t know the lineup and some things had to be practiced because Jacob was back from his mission trip and we needed to review things without Jorge. Well, actually, we didn’t end up practicing anything for that reason. However, it was an interesting practice nonetheless.
We met at the church at 8:15 in full makeup and costume. Melissa and I ran for props as Tess told us which songs. At that point here are some of the songs that we either practiced or decided we could do without practicing: America Again, God Bless, Honor to Serve, Pledge to the Flag, Spirit, Fallen, End, In the Light, Via, Courtroom, There is a God, Larger Than Life. We practiced three of them (America Again, put together God Bless and Pledge) and left with a gazillion props and no idea of what we were going to present.
When we got to our presentation area (a sloping parking lot), it was cloudy but not threatening. Ten minutes later it was downpouring. All the girls were huddled into our little Toyota, sweating great guns and watching the rain pound off the windshield. Tess decided we were going to wait out the rain, and sure enough, it tapered to a drizzle and stopped after about ten or fifteen minutes of rain. The girls and I discussed how to spare our pants from getting soaked and headed out to set props.
After some haggling, Tess handed us this lineup:
Pledge 2.5
Honor 7
Fallen 4.5
God Bless 3
End 5
There is a God 6
Courtroom 7
America Again 6
Originally we were going to do two 30-minute sets. However, after the rain there weren’t very many people there and so Tess downsized it to a… 45(ish) minute set. Melissa and I (along with random team members who pitched in) set the props, then slanted the stage after instructed to. Thankfully, we didn’t attempt Spirit.
So, the presentation (with 10-15 people max in the audience) went something like this:
Pledge. Yay. That was fun.
Honor. Whoops, I’ve got my cell phone in my pocket. Hmm. Probably wouldn’t be good for this to go off while we’re presenting. I guess I’ll just take it out to turn it off when we’re in double zero as soldiers and catch Katie’s raised eyebrows and open mouth. Lightening streaks across the sky and there is a HUGE clap of thunder, but it doesn’t start to rain.
I heard something about the soldiers locking the door before it was closed, or something like that, but I can’t validate that.
While in double zero, Tess whispers to us that we’re cutting Fallen. Got it. Now we’ve got to pass the message on. Between the two of us, Melissa and I get the message to Josiah and Jacob. Everybody else just goes with the flow.
God Bless. Jarek and I have accidentally switched spots. Who cares? We’re the same height anyway. (Actually, he’s a smidgen taller than me, but we won’t discuss that) Simone learned the sign language lickety-split and signs with vigor during the chorus.
When we go back to line up for End, Tess tells us to go to There is a God. Eventually we all get the message.
There is a God. Nothing much to say.
Courtroom. So we line up for this song. Of course, I once again forget that I have a narrator part before I’m supposed to be part of the jury. Jarek doesn’t have a chair, so he looks really short. After I get back to my place and begin signing “sitting before you is a structure,” it begins sprinkling. No big deal. We like rain, right?
By the time we get to “on the other side of the courtroom,” it is absolutely pouring. We’re talking bone-chilling drenching. Well, not cold, but very wet. I giggle in double zero as Jorge stands over the amp and battery pack with an umbrella, he himself getting soaked. Katie’s sitting in a lawn chair on the other side of the amp trying to keep the battery pack dry. All the costumes are completely soaked. The team is trying not to laugh. We start signing the chorus and our audience is looking at us sympathetically as we grin with makeup dripping down our faces. Well, my makeup is running, but nobody else’s is.
We end the song. Tess has already packed up the Bibles, trying to avoid another Baltimore Harbor affair. We break really fast, grab props and anything that needs to go back to the church, dump it in various vehicles, and jump in the cars to begin taking off our makeup. The rain slows to a drizzle.
By the time we get back to the church, the sun is out and it’s HOT. Melissa and I stay at the church an extra 20 minutes to organize props. Simone and Katie give Tess a gift for her and Jory’s 10th anniversary. Tess commends the team for their excellent teamwork. Everybody smiles and laughs. We all go home.
So it’s been proven. The presentations in the rain are the most fun. |
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