Anne of Green Gables, Never Change

Last night our director, my sister, handed each of us a lovely note thanking us for our participation in Anne of Green Gables, our show which will have its final performance on Saturday night. She used prints of the lovely wall mural in our theatre hall, done by Elly LeGallais, reprinted above.

We now have three shows left and my feelings are ambivalent: on the one hand I long to get my life back, but on the other, I don't want to leave the people and the camaraderie of the show. Guess that means this has been a good experience.

The last show I was in was in 1991 when my family performed Pirates of Penzance, donating the considerable proceeds to various charities, the Ronald McDonald House in London, one of them. My amazing mother produced that show, managing to keep all of her many offspring on task, and working with director, Joy Lowrie from Toronto. We had a great time, produced a memorable show, and bonded yet again as a family. My eleven-year-old niece and I danced together in one routine and managed to turn that closeness into a lifelong meeting of hearts and minds.

Oh, there were bumps in the weeks leading up to performance. There always are, but the end product was well worth it. And the same can be said of AGG (as we now call Anne of Green Gables). That rush of adrenalin on stage and the smiles of the audience make it all worthwhile.

A great bonus to both my husband and me is reconnecting with a 'bright light' student from our teaching days. Here is a picture of us together in costume. Thanks, Vicky!