rags

At the beginning of September, Aiden auditioned for a revival and DC Premiere of an old broadway musical called, R ags at G eorge M ason U niversity. The story revolves around a mother and her son who are Russian immigrants arriving into Ellis Island. Aiden worked so hard in his role as David, the son. It was such a talented group of college kids showcasing the new music in this show. They even had a chance to meet the author of the new book, and overall it was such a great learning experience, acting out a US History lesson.

Aiden would head off straight from the school bus for rehearsal nearly every night from 6pm until 9-10pm. This was way past his normal bedtime, and he seemingly grew up overnight when we allowed him to have a cell phone to keep in touch with him during rehearsals.  He had fun a preview performances at the Arts by George and for other groups. Then it was so fun to finally share the final product. I was so glad that seven of his good supportive friends and their families joined us - we had over 45 people purchase through our group. I am grateful to everyone that came to support all the hard work that went into this show!