Betsy's Take On It: Aladin Jr. Starring Savannah Baugh- Feb. 2012

Savannah had the oportunity this year to participate in the middle school play. She was super excited when she learned that they were going to perform Disney's Aladin. She really hoped to be able to play Jasmin. She prepared well for her try-out. She was all set to sing "Popular" from Wicked. We even had her work with a friend that is a drama teacher at Grayson High School to help her with her try-out.

The night after the first try-out she was super excited. She sang her song and was asked to sing another. She was then asked to sing a third time using actions. She thought she had a good shot at landing the Jasmin part.

The night after the second try-out however was a different story. They had her read for Jasmin along with two other girls. One of the things I love about Savannah is that she can recognize talent in others. She openly admitted that the other girls were great and one of them was an 8th grader. She knew that she was not going to get the part of Jasmin. What she was frusterated about was that they didn't have her read any other part. She thought she was going to get cut all together!

Emotions were mixed as she read the cast list. The part she was to play was the...MAGIC CARPET! I was so excited because I knew that she could do a fantastic job in the part. She was sad because she didn't get to say anything. It wasn't long before she realized that while the carpet doesn't speak audibly, she says an awful lot with her body language.

It turned out to be a fantastic experience. She loved everything about it. I got to design and make her costume, which was an adventure. I also got to sew the genie's pants. Fun.

The whole production was outstanding. Savannah was very lucky that she had lots of people come to watch her performance. Her Beehive class came. And Granny and Aunt Becca came from Utah.