AYE MATEY!!!!! by Some 4th grade Pirates

 

 

Maya K.

Hello, my name is Maya and I am writing to you about the 4th grade musical that was held on November 19 2015. There were 2 different times that it happened. There was one held during school at 9:30 for the students and one held at 6:30 for the parents. I was chosen to play as a person in the crew called Brownbeard. We all learned that practicing for a play isn’t easy. I would definitely recommend the play to others. Another cool thing is if you see the play one year they change it the next year. This year theme was Pirates 2, The Hidden Treasure. One of my favorite parts of this year’s play was when all the 4^th grade teachers came out and did the Long John Silvertones dance and the Special teachers did the Jolly Red Beards. We all had a great time this year! 

 

Avery M.

My name is Avery and being in the play was a really cool experience.  I loved memorizing songs and performing in the musical.  It was really fun learning choreography as well.  My favorite part of the whole musical was probably acting.  I would recommend others to take place in a musical because it is a really cool experience and you can actually learn how to be a real actor or actress!

 

Corrine M.

When I got a part for the play I was so excited! But I might have gone a tiny bit crazy! Then I got a note saying that I need to go to rehearsal every Monday until the show. And over time I learned that it takes a lot of hard work to put on a show\play!

 

Sienna G.

My name is Siena and I had the part of Blackbeard in the musical.  I would have to say that my favorite part was when Blackbeard and the crew were playing “20 questions” trying to figure out who they lost.  I learned that friends are more valuable than a chest full of treasure.  I also learned that courage is the key to success.  I definitely recommend all of  the upcoming 4^th graders to at least try out for the part.  I loved changing from Siena to Blackbeard and talking on the microphone.  That was pretty cool!

Lex P.

My name is Lex and I had the part, The King of the High C’s!  I learned that being in a musical needs lots of practice to get it right.  My favorite part of the musical was the solo I had to sing!  I would recommend others to be in a musical because when it was the day of the musical, I had so much fun!

 Sampadaa

 Hi! I’m Sampadaa P. and I was the Captain in the 4^th grade musical. It was a very fun and amazing part for me to have. While I was practicing in the play I noticed you need a lot of patience and enthusiasm. For patience you might need to wait for the music teachers to help someone else or to figure something out and for enthusiasm you need to be enthusiastic to show your emotions and feelings in the play! I would recommend a few others to be in the musical (I will not mention who they are) such as more people for the “Talent Show” and a few other island natives to make the play a little longer, but otherwise I liked (loved) everything. My favorite part of the play was when I kept saying, “No,” and Blackbeard kept saying, “Yes,” and a few times we did that and I said, “Yes,” and Blackbeard got tricked and said , “No” and I said, “Tricked you!” and everyone started laughing. I really enjoyed being in the “Pirates 2” and I hope I get another opportunity like this.

 

Jamie B and Gemma T.

Our names are Jamie and Gemma.  We were in the cast of the fourth grade musical, Pirates 2. Jamie got play Blue Beard, and Gemma got play Dancing Beard.  Jamie learned that when the director says, “Hold please.” You say, “Hold thank you.” What Gemma learned is that you can’t speak on the sides of the microphone.

I would recommend being in the play because they can be funny sometimes.

Our favorite part in the play was scene three when we sang the storm. Also, scene six when the islanders came out they looked cool.

 

 Abigail B.

My name is Abigail and I had the part of Little Beard.  Whenever I found out that I got the part of Little Beard, I thought that since the part was named Little Beard, I was going to be a child pirate.  When I got on the stage and in costume, I found out that I played just a pirate with a little beard.  I would recommend for others to try out to be in a musical because once you get on that stage, you have a part to play that would please others to watch.  Also, I know that everybody likes to be having their own spotlight moment.  My favorite part was when I did my big paragraph line because when everyone had their eyes on me, it felt like me saying my line was the only thing that mattered.  Since during the show, we had some minor flaws like when the Native Americans were circling the pirates around the stage and a Native American tripped and fell down the stairs near the stage.  On top of that, one of the mics went out and the whole cast had to use the one mic left, but we accomplished the only thing that mattered, having fun!

 

Marin

 My name is Marin and I played the part of Red Beard.  I learned a lot like how to work together to make a musical a success.  I would definitely recommend others try out for a musical because it is a great thing to get out there and just shine!  My favorite part about the musical was when I got to say my line, “No booty?”