{"id":17686,"date":"2019-11-10T17:44:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T22:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17686"},"modified":"2019-11-10T17:44:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T22:44:45","slug":"the-addams-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17686","title":{"rendered":"The Addams Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had two weekends of amazing youth theater in a row.\u00a0 Last weekend we saw a production of Newsies at the LOH. The director and musical director are both my friends and colleagues at DBS and there were a bunch of kids we knew in the cast.\u00a0 Lex had originally signed up to do tech for the show, but it overlapped so completely with the high school musical that he decided not to.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend was the high school production: The Addams Family!\u00a0 It was hysterical and so well acted.\u00a0 I loved it! Most importantly, it was lit to perfection. :)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17690\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17690\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17690\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881-500x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881-500x341.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881-440x300.jpg 440w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2206495429870590092757897-e1573424868881.jpg 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light Designer and Operator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They even gave him an award for it at Friday&#8217;s whole school assembly!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17694\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17694\" class=\"wp-image-17694 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725-407x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725-407x500.jpg 407w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191108_1528336697517251556139697-e1573425514725.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It says &#8220;Artist, Designer, &amp;\u00a0 Innovator of the Week Award&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The show opened with two Thursday matinees for local schools. All of the middle school went to see the show, plus many elementary classes as well.\u00a0 Eve came home Thursday afternoon raving about how great it was!<\/p>\n<p>I worked the concessions stand for Saturday&#8217;s show, so I got to sit in the back of the theater and watch most of it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17692\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17692\" class=\"wp-image-17692 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2208305838389452306117153.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I bet you can&#8217;t even see the picture without hearing the tune. C&#8217;mon, snap those fingers!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17691\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17691\" class=\"wp-image-17691 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_2106293065391317349038523.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gomez and Morticia<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17689\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17689\" class=\"wp-image-17689 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_210925189191678151261968.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is Lex&#8217;s old bestie, working the sound board. The two of them have grown apart on separate teams in middle school, but I have secret wishes that they&#8217;ll become friends again. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lex gave me a tour of the tech booth after the show.\u00a0 He even let me take his picture. :) He&#8217;s so good to me!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17688\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17688\" class=\"wp-image-17688 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212032_14745855926481433800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The headset is called &#8220;the comm&#8221; and used to communicate with the stage manager.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17695\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17695\" class=\"wp-image-17695 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212207106438710678199770.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It all looks pretty complicated, but he seems to have no trouble with it.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17693\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17693\" class=\"wp-image-17693 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_20191109_212644562023174166732453.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Found inside the door of the tech booth. I think it&#8217;s good advice for life in general. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I purchased tickets for today&#8217;s show. The plan was to bring Alan, Eve, and a friend. Eve opted out, so Alan and I went alone.\u00a0 Turns out I missed one of the best scenes while setting up concessions yesterday.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so glad I went again!!<\/p>\n<p>It blows me away the level of youth talent in the Upper Valley.\u00a0 It gives me shivers watching those kids dance and sing their hearts out! I can&#8217;t even imagine having that level of talent and confidence, especially at such a young age! I&#8217;m so happy that we can support these performances and that my own kids have these opportunities to participate in magic being made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had two weekends of amazing youth theater in a row.\u00a0 Last weekend we saw a production of Newsies at the LOH. 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