He Played Kyle With Style.
Shane’s play was this past weekend – three shows, double cast, all wonderful. They did a production called, Legally Blonde, The Musical.
Shane played Kyle, the UPS guy. He had a handful of lines, and a slew of bit parts that kept him on stage nearly the entire time. And Shane played his bit parts with true enthusiasm. He was constantly engaged in the situation. If he was in the background and supposed to be surprised, he was really surprised. His eyes got big and round and he stayed surprised until the scene was over.
His facial expressions were priceless. And he stayed in character – whatever character – for every scene.
And he played Kyle with style. He made a grand entrance, complete with music, and perfectly acted like the “cool, hot guy” he played.
Near the end of the play, Kyle takes a fall that – when done by Shane – was quite literally a leap into the air and flop to the ground, with an accompanying shriek. When we played the scene in slow motion later, Shane was three feet off the ground before gravity took over.
It was awesome.
But the highlight, for me, was during a party scene. The theme was “Jamaican Me Crazy,” as announced by another cast member, and Shane was a stereotypical Jamaican. He came out in long, black dreadlocks with a yellow, red and green hat, which was adorably funny.
He led a conga line of a dozen people – and Shane was singing.
He sang lead on an entire song, in character and with a new, deep voice that hit every note. When I figured out what was going on – since Shane had kept this performance a secret from me for five long months – tears of pride started rolling down my cheeks.
Not only was he singing, but he was dancing. In addition to having a beautiful singing voice, he has always had great dance moves. He led that Jamaican party like a superstar.
Shane did a wonderful job. (Sometimes a mom can’t be humble.)
To top it off, Dylan sang the National Anthem on Sunday at a local baseball game – making my weekend complete.
My Mother’s Day was perfect.