The Rat King

Matthew performed in his school play, The Pied Piper, last week. The kids did an amazing job. The drama teacher put a modern, fun spin on an old fairy tale and the kids really embraced it.

Matthew played the role of 'The Rat King' - leader of the rats that have overrun otherwise sleepy Hamelin Town. He and his 'pack' spend the beginning of the show frightening the townspeople and reveling in panic they've caused.

The Rat King

I mentioned a 'modern spin'... The rats enter the scene dancing (quite well, I might add) to Bob Marley's 'Rat Race'. Nice touch.

The party doesn't last long though for the rats. The Piper comes along and saves the town - entrancing the rats with his flute and leading them to their death in the river. Ahh... fame is so fleeting. The rest of the show (spoiler alert!) involves the mayor and townspeople learning a lesson about keeping your word - and paying the Piper the fee they had promised him.

Matthew really enjoyed the show - his first drama production. Our school offers drama as an elective for junior high students and Matthew decided he wanted to give it a try. They've been working really hard, especially the last few weeks. And it showed in their performance.


With fellow rat - Roman

Karri volunteered to help a friend of ours, Kristen, with makeup before the Thursday night show. Kristen couldn't make the Friday show, so Karri did it all herself - a quick study!

Nice makeup job!

One of the parents videotaped the entire show and posted it to YouTube. If you want to catch a glimpse of the rats making their entrance to Bob Marley, fast-forward to 12:10.