This spring, my high school put on the production "Shrek the Musical" and like we usually try to do, we brought the kids to watch. Although Colin loves watching "shows" on stage, he can sometimes get nervous and start becoming repetitive with things he says/does. At that time, he would continuously tell me he needed to use the bathroom and so we would need to get up and leave several times. Once the show started and he became more comfortable, he started to really get in the show. By the end, he was dancing in the aisle along with the cast members.
The show "stuck" with him that day and so I purchased the soundtrack from when it was on Broadway. We then later realized the Broadway musical was on Netflix and so both the soundtrack and the show became daily tunes we listened to. Colin asked for it over and over again to the point that it became one of his favorite things to do. We heard from his teachers/para regularly last year that it was something he talked about daily last year and it has continued into this year as well. He likes to assign all of us a character/role that we will play however it MUST be the one we are assigned. If he asks you "who will you be?" and you don't answer who he thinks, he will make sure you know who he thinks you should play.
We recently started discussing Halloween and quite expectedly, Colin requested to be Shrek. It took me awhile to locate a costume that I would be happy with him wearing and low and behold, we found THE one that fit him perfectly.
Now that the costume has arrived, Colin is now prepared to BE in a Shrek the Musical Show. Maybe one day he will have that opportunity! For now, we will enjoy our regular shows here!
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