This year he added piano to the mix and tried out for a full fledged Young Actor's Guild play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Keep in mind he had to sing a solo during tryouts and had to read lines. He was cast as Walter, a school boy. He had a few lines and sang in the school scene and thoroughly enjoyed himself. I loved the play and watching Cooper, but the process was a bit much.
Practices were long and intense and the very young directory was quite rigid. In the end, it was a great experience for Cooper. I'm so proud of him for trying something new and following through with it. Although he won't be trying out for the next Screen Actors play (too much Sunday involvement), we'll be keeping our eyes out for more performance possibilities.
