The other day one of my friends posted on Facebook, that she had extra tickets to a local theater that was putting on a musical rendition of How I Became a Pirate. We, of course, took her up on her offer to fill those extra tickets.
My kids had never been to a play before, or even to a movie theater, so I don't think they knew quite what to expect. What they did know was that they were going to see some pirates, so they were excited.
All three of them were enthralled with the show, even Adelia. And I have to admit, so was I. The performance was really well done. The songs were funny. The acting was good. The script stuck really close to the book. And the length was perfect (about an hour) for the kids to sit through without getting bored. My only regret was that Aaron couldn't go with us because he was at work.
The daytime show was for school groups, and so afterwards they had a question and answer period, which I thought was awesome. A little bit too old for my kids just yet, but a really good idea nonetheless.
Here's Lincoln in front of the pirate set-up out in the lobby. Ivan and Adelia weren't interested in being in the picture. We had such a great time, my kids talked about it all day long. I want to go again! If you're in the Orem area, you should really check it out at the Scera Theater. I think it'll be playing until November 4th.
Oh ya, and did I mention that we spend the entire afternoon playing pirates? This is a "pirate ship" made by scooting all the kitchen and folding chairs together and spreading a blanket over top. Lincoln even drew a treasure map, and Ivan ran around yelling, "I've found the perfect digging spot! I've found the perfect digging spot!", over and over again. Adelia was thrilled to be in the boat with the big kids, she waved the pirate flag, and swabbed the decks.
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Wow, that sounds really awesome!
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