The Night Before the Parade

Tis the night before the parade / Moon Show and all the creatures are stirring! Only several hours to go and so much has to happen. My students have only been able to get in a few days worth of work here and there and we will be up all night. And of course, we've had to make time for Moon Show rehearsals which cut dearly into building time. There's a lot of confusion about staging, and we're all kind of making it up as we go along. The students are really excited about being a part of the show and we manage to work them all in. Each tree has it's own group of acolytes. Although we've been working hard, the largest, most complicated tree puppet still has areas left to papier mache. All of them have also been wired with 12 volt bulb arrays that will attach to scooter batteries during the show. I haven't ahd time to do a full technical rehearsal, but I'm hopeful that the lantern puppets will stay lit during the 10-15 minutes they will be on stage!

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