The Talent Show (2010)
“Mrs. Marotta bellowed at the top of her lungs. “Annie Oatman on stage right now. Pronto! Olive Howard and Megan Swick on deck. And K. C. Lynch is on double deck. Get ready, Tammy Russo. You’re next. Keep it moving, you guys! Everybody else, stop the chitchat! Show some respect. Kids are working hard out here.”
There was a week to go before the show. Mrs. Marotta scheduled rehearsals after school each day, and all participants had to be there. She seemed to be everywhere at once—backstage, out i...n the audience, in the hallway, and even in the parking lot soothing the nerves of anxious kids and parents. She had forgotten to bring along her bullhorn, and her throat was sore from shouting.
Thirty acts. Some needed more rehearsal than others. It wasn’t easy shuttling singers and dancers and ventriloquists back and forth. There was a sense of barely controlled chaos. Some kids had to leave early for their soccer practices. Some kids got sick. Some parents were a nuisance. It was the usual whining you get whenever groups of people are together.MoreLess
There was a week to go before the show. Mrs. Marotta scheduled rehearsals after school each day, and all participants had to be there. She seemed to be everywhere at once—backstage, out i...n the audience, in the hallway, and even in the parking lot soothing the nerves of anxious kids and parents. She had forgotten to bring along her bullhorn, and her throat was sore from shouting.
Thirty acts. Some needed more rehearsal than others. It wasn’t easy shuttling singers and dancers and ventriloquists back and forth. There was a sense of barely controlled chaos. Some kids had to leave early for their soccer practices. Some kids got sick. Some parents were a nuisance. It was the usual whining you get whenever groups of people are together.MoreLess
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