November 21, 2014 - Thomas Joseph Martin made his musical debut as an orphan in Annie Jr. We were lucky to be introduced to the Random Acts of Theater Company (RATCo) when we moved to back to Colorado, and it's been a joy to watch TJ grow more confident and outgoing with his new group of friends.The kids auditioned for their roles in August, and from that point on, went to weekly rehearsals working very hard to nail their parts. TJ's group, MouseCo (the minis of RATCo), were part of three numbers -- "Hard Knock Life," "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," and the finale "Tomorrow."
All three shows sold out at the Main Street Center, and TJ had lots of family and friends show up each performance... even his Junior Kindergarten teacher was there to support our little man!
Mommy was a little nervous how he would do on stage with a full house, but instead of getting stage fright, our little ham turned it up a few notches for the crowd! It was amazing to see how much joy is in that little boy.
Mommy, Daddy and Frankie even got in on the act -- sort of. Daddy volunteered on the tech crew, running the music for the production, and Mommy & Frankie volunteered as ushers helping seat the guests for two of the performances.
Frankie loved watching his brother on stage -- every single show, he sat quietly and watched in amazement. And, for everyone who knows Li'l Frankie, you know how amazing that is in and of itself! Frankie went to so many rehearsals with his brother and Daddy, he knew all the songs and dances, too!
It was a wonderful experience for the whole family, and we're all so happy to have met the amazing students and volunteers in this organization. We're looking forward to the next production -- Charlotte's Web!
(I've attached a few videos of TJ's songs, click on the links)
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154876827540228&l=2307399265878502923
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