The Nutcracker

We brought Ella to the Nutcracker tonight. It was put on by the ballet studio that she attends so her teacher and one of her older friends were in the performance. It was at a beautiful old theater in town and Ella wore her ballerina outfit and brought her nutcracker with her. We all had a wonderful time.
Here are just a few of the questions we were asked (in a whisper) during the performance. "When I am in the show which dance am I going to do?... which costume am I going to wear?... I don't think I can remember all of the dances for my next ballet class." "How do they change the background? How do they change the lights? When I am in the show where will I change into my costume? What if I have bows to tie, will I have to tie them or will someone help me?" "When I change into my costume will I change in the same room with other people because then they may see my body parts? (little miss streaker is suddenly modest!)"
It's obvious Ella has grand plans of being in the Nutcracker in years to come.