A Snow White Christmas

For those of you who read about my early Thanksgiving and late Halloween, it is perhaps no surprise to hear me mention Christmas in November.  But it's not what you think--at least not exactly.

This weekend, my daughters are performing in a show called A Snow White Christmas, an interesting mixup of the Snow White story and every Christmas carol you've ever heard (and since we don't celebrate Christmas, some we'd never heard!)

Their being in this show was a lucky break of sorts--a production close to home and with limited rehearsals, something we could reasonably manage, even when their schedules necessitated putting them in separate casts (meaning different rehearsal times each week for the two girls).

The casts of the show are large, which meant that much of the rehearsal time was spent just keeping the kids, who ranged from 5 to 18, all on the same page.  What amazes me is how my kids, and the rest of the kids, were able to find their place in the crowd.  How many times do we, as adults, walk into a crowd situation and find that we are unable or unwilling to make a place for ourselves?  Yet, these kids, cast as snowflakes and forest animals, Santas and queens and even a mirror, took a leap of faith (did many of them even know what a leap of faith is?), dove right in, and with just a few rehearsals, worked together (or at least separately in a group) to create an enjoyable short musical.

Think how much we could accomplish if we adults took that leap of faith, knowing that if we could do our part as well as possible, we might be surrounded by people doing the same, and the group effort could create something great.  Perhaps easy to do with a cast and crew you know, not so easy when you are surrounded by strangers.  But if these kids, some barely able to read, could do it, surely I and all of us walking into new situations every day can do it.  So, the next time I walk into something new, whether an interview or a show or a networking event, I will try to remember those snowflakes and forest animals.  And leap right into my next adventure.