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#last night was opening night for the high school production of hunchback of notre dame#joy is a gargoyle and carl is in the adult choir#and man it is so so good#I was so unsure about this production ahead of time because everything I read about the broadway show sounded so grim#but it is actually this beautiful story of hope and sacrificial love#and ordinary people making the choice to do the right thing even when it hurts and it looks like there’s no point to it#and there’s no triumphant happy ending that says see it was all worth it#but there’s still a sense of even if nothing looks like it has changed#it’s still worth doing the right thing#and we keep holding onto hope#anyway this is one year where I am actually excited to go to all four performances#this may be joy’s last high school production because she’s not sure if she wants to do it her senior year#so I am making the most of every moment#and shopping for new boots for her today because hers broke during the show last night