Gangsta

Lawrence "Guts" Reagan

Abject disdain for the proceedings.

Cody and his good friends Steven and Megan.

Cody and Kelsey-she played Karen Andre the defendant.
Cody has been super busy the past month coming and going to the high school for play rehearsal. The play was this week for 3 days. Our whole family went on Tuesday, I went on Wednesday with my nieces and Grandma and Grandpa went on Thursday. It was a great play and Cody got nothing but compliments. The play was "The Night of January 16th" by Ayn Rand. It was a courtroom drama and they called up people out of the audience to be the jury and everyone else in the audience was "in the court room". The jury got to really decided if the defendant was guilty or not guilty and the cast ended the play with one of two different endings based on the decision of the jury. Cody's part was not until the last 40 minutes but he had the best part. He played Lawrence "Guts" Reagan, a notorious gangster. He was in love with the defendant who was played by Cody's darling friend Kelsey Martin. She is a DOLL! Cody talked in a "sopranos" voice and wielded his cigar in disdain. He was smart alecky and funny and had the most dynamic part in the play. His costume was great and I actually had one lady ask me if I made it for him. Ummm no but thanks anyway. He worked really hard and did a fabulous job. The cigar was a fake but totally looked real and had powder in the end that would really puff out to look like smoke. (this was not such a good thing because Cayden wondered if really smoke because Cody smoked in the play) Cody is loving theater so much. He has a great teacher and he is very talented. He is excited to do their next play in the spring. One of the teachers recorded the play so hopefully they got a good copy.