Hannah had another great year at PAC (Portland Actor’s Conservatory). For two weeks they worked on the ensemble play Inside Out – Upside Down. Last year they split the kids into two crews and did two plays (one modern created by the kids and another a very abbreviated Shakespeare play). Having all the kids together in one play worked out a lot better and they got a lot more experience in ensemble staging.

A funny thing. The whole week Hannah had been talking about how one of the kids was here from England and how she was teaching them to speak with a British accent. As we were sitting down for the performance I saw a guy who looked a lot like Johnny Marr walk in. I opened the program and sure enough the kid was Marr’s daughter. Funny how when our children connect with people the universe that they come from and their parents are completely unknown. Often I get a picture of what I think a kids parents are like, and it’s always interesting to compare that perception with reality.

The after play reception was nice, Heather bought a number of goodies from Sweet Pea Bakery and they flew out of the carton. It’s amazing when something isn’t labeled vegan how people just enjoy it and don’t worry about what is or isn’t in it.

I’m really proud of Hannah, she worked really hard these past two weeks and that work shows. It’s great to see your child continue to blossom and I’m always amazed at just how much growth happens over the summer months.