Miss Charity's Dilemma

One of the joys of being in Dr. Porter's class is performing a melodrama she wrote called "Miss Charity's Dilemma, or The Perils of Greed."

I fondly remember Cora's turn in it, when she had a role in a funny commercial.

Violet's turn in the play came on Wednesday - it was a big day, with three performances. She, along with all the kids, had several bit parts: Violet was a narrator, and a town council member.

Best of all, she had a brilliant role as a disgruntled buyer of a cure-all tonic sold by a traveling salesman. Her assertion that the tonic made her cat go "BALD - COMPLETELY BALD!" brought laughs from the entire room.

In fact, when I went in to watch the third show, parents we knew who were leaving stopped me to say that Violet stole the show and did a fabulous job.
 Enjoy the video below of her best part in the play.

Stace and Cora were able to watch the show, and even Auntie Mel. Grandma and Grandpa were out of town for a few days, though.

After the show, the actors were treated to a special lunch, with chicken tenders, corn, tater tots and watermelon.

I know that, with the Wizard of Oz, this was a highlight of Violet's year. She came home so excited on the days that the class had time to practice the play.