Where's my happily ever after?

For those unfamiliar with the concept, a road show is an organized attempt to entertain the youth by making their leaders crazy.  It usually takes the form of an original play of 15-20 minutes performed in more than one place on the same night, along with several other shows of a similar chaotic nature. Our show was a fractured fairy tale, in the style of Into the Woods. A boy dreams of visiting fairy tale land as a missionary, spreading the message of Happily Ever After.
Our show was helmed by an able and creative director, Kim Grace.  In fact, she is so capable, she wrote the show, directed it, found the music, created all the scenery herself, and made most of the costumes, all without considering herself a big deal.  I was technically in charge of the costumes, but lest you think I suddenly acquired a sewing passion, my main job was organization, borrowing, and thrift store shopping- a time stretch, but already in my skill set.
 I was pretty impressed with the youth.  How do you get teenage boys into a fairy tale?  Let them be Ninjas, of course! The boys rocked- picking up their parts with enthusiasm and gusto.  It was harder to get the girls to dress up like grown-up princesses than I anticipated, but they had fun.  There was, of course, more drama off stage than on, but it surprisingly came more from the adults than the kids.  The kids ended up pulling off a great show to rave reviews. 

Just in case you were wondering, Happily Ever After is available to anyone- it's not a time, but what you make of the time you are in right now.  May your Happily Ever After start today!