Hey there, everyone! Rosemarie here, reporting from Encore’s Development team. I’m excited to recap this Saturday’s race with all of you. It was a rainy morning. Brave souls assembled to run, run to support Encore! Thanks to all the volunteers and runners who came out to the Costume Caper 5K. Let’s take a look back at some of our favorite moments from this year’s (rainy) Costume Caper 5K and 1K Fun Run!
1) Seeing Encore Participants Outside of Rehearsal or Class
We love rehearsal time but we love seeing our participants hanging out and having a great time outside of productions. Students volunteered, ran, and some even did both! Plus, they had great costumes. We were happy to see one of our newly announced Encore Student Editors, Hannah K., representing in her costume!
2) The Kids Fun Run
From tenacious tots to electric elementary students, we saw a bunch of speedy kids for our 1K Fun Run! They were so fast that by the time we stopped cheering them on at the starting line they were already turning around to come back. As if running in the rain wasn’t hard enough, they ran in amazing costumes. Our Fun Run winner is in her first Encore show, Jingle ARRGH the Way opening in November!
3) “A Little Fall of Rain” Can Hardly Slow These Runners Down
Yes, that was a Les Mis reference. But really, we had over 25 runners who made great time during their 5K run. We had a Phantom who took time off of haunting their opera house, prisoner 24601, and so many more fabulous costumes.
**Bonus Moment** Prizes!
This is one of the most fun moments at any Costume Caper, but this year it was so much more fun! Because everyone had toughed it out in the rain, it was a great moment of community when we got to the awards.
Thanks again to everyone who came out to support Encore’s 3rd annual 5K! If you missed the race and still show your Encore support, we welcome you can make a gift of the amount of the registration ($35). See you next year or, before that, join us at Jingle ARRGH the Way!
Photos by Aimee Pangan. Blog contribution by Rosemarie O’Connor.