Who could turn down a cute kid?  Not many people.  Michelle and I were at the Farmer’s Market bright and early on Saturday.  I was the first to arrive with Nati, one of the Ronnettes in the show.  We were like, “Hmm...where should we set up to sell our tickets?”  It must have been our lucky day because there was a STAGE set up to one side.  We decided to set up there, until someone kicked us off, which never happened...because, again...these kids are just so darn cute, especially when they are singing and dancing.

For the first hour or so, Michelle yelled in her radio announcer voice that we were selling tickets to the show, while JP, Nati, Kelly, Greika, and some random kid who wanted to help us, went around, asking people to buy a ticket.  It was pretty hilarious because every time a new person walked in and one of the kids noticed, they would motion to each other and SWARM in like a bunch of busy bees with a mission.  Not many could turn down these adorable kids.

Once Erin arrived, she had the kids on stage dancing to music.  It was FABULOUS.  These kids aren’t shy.  I really loved that the boys, Francis, JP, and Jaden were just dancing and singing their hearts out up there in front of total strangers.  I’m so proud of these kids and I’m feeling like more and more people are finding out about the show.  There were also many people who stopped by and were so disappointed that they would not be here for the show (SO many volunteers and tourists are just stopping through Monteverde).

Hopefully between now and opening night, we will have sold more tickets...these kids deserve a full house!

-Rachel Bingman (Stage Director)