The Players (from left):
Harper (age 2), V (age 5), Betsy (age 3), L (age 5)
Dear George,
When I
recently visited J and K and kids in New Orleans, the weather was just about
perfect, and our grandchildren, V and L, and I decided to put on a play in
honor of Spring. Family friends brought two more budding actresses,
Harper and Betsy, to the performance, so they joined in too. Here is how
our play went.
Love,
Dave
The Joys of Spring
Narrator
(henceforth N): Welcome to our play. We’re so glad you could be
here. This is a three-act play entitled “The Joys of Spring”. The
role of The King of Winter will be played by L. V will be The Queen of
Spring. Betsy will be The Princess of the Flowers. And Harper will
be The Princess of the Butterflies.
Act One. The Children Go to Michigan
N: Once
upon a time, not so long ago, the children took a trip to Michigan to visit
Mum-Mum (their grandmother Linda). It was the middle of January, and the
ground was covered in snow. The children were very excited because they
almost never see snow in New Orlean.
They ran
around in the snow, going this way and that. (Children run around stage.)
Then they
picked up the snow and threw it high in the air. (Children throw snow.)
And they made
lots of snowballs. (Children throw imaginary snowballs.)
And everyone
was very happy and having a good time. [End of Act One]
Act Two. The King of Winter Brings a
Storm.
N: The
children ran so far that they found themselves lost in the forest.
Just then The
King of Winter appeared, and he brought with him a great storm. (L steps forward and flexes his
muscles.)
The King
summoned great winds. (Children wave arms back and forth and make
whooshing, wind-like noises.)
The ground
was so icy that the children slipped and slid. (Children slip and slide
around the stage.)
And then the
great snowfall came. (Children raise their arms up and down with the
falling snow, making snowfall sounds: pitter-pitter-pitter….)
Soon the
children were very cold. (Children start to shiver and shake.)
V: I am
so cold – I am freezing.
L: I am
freezing too.
Betsy:
I am freezing too.
N: The
children wonder what they are going to do. Then V has an idea.
V:
Let’s get the bunnies. They will take us to their nest, and we will all
be warm.
(The children
go to the rear of the stage and bring out porcelain bunnies. Then they go
with the bunnies and all lie down in the bunnies’ nest.) [End of Act Two]
Act Three. The Arrival of Spring
N: The
children slept and slept for the rest of the winter. They slept through
all of January, then all of February, and then all of March. But on April
1st the Queen of Spring arrived, and all the children woke up.
(V stands up, does a pirouette, and waves her wand. The other children get up too.)
N: The
warm sun came out. (Children make circles over their heads with their
arms, then lean from side to side.)
And the trees
burst into bloom. (Children hold arms straight up and open and close
their fingers.)
And so did
the flowers. (Children open up their arms like flower petals and wave
back and forth.)
V:
Spring is here!
L and
Betsy: Hurray! Spring is
here!
N: Then
the children found their way back to Mum-Mum’s house. She was very
excited to see them. And everyone
lived happily ever after.
The End of the Play
The
players and their parents take a bow
G-mail Comments
-Donna D
(3-30): david, this is so
wonderful! the children probably dont' realize how wonderful their
grandpa is to do this with them.
-Linda C
(3-29): Absolutely adorable
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