Pictured above are the many Alexander fans who stayed until after the Question and Answer session to get the autographes of the actors.

After the performance of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" on Friday, January 14th - the cast of 6 stayed onstage to answer questions from the audience.  They also did this after all 14 school performances.  That's a lot of questions.  Here are some of the favorites.

How did you change costumes so fast? (The cast made many quick costume changes as they each played many characters)

The cast told us how they practiced the costume changes a lot and how they had everything laid out backstage and ready to go.  They also helped each other change costume when they could.  But the best trick they told was how they don't change every time.  They put clothes on top of other clothes.  At one point in the show Kathryn was wearing three different pairs of pants at one time!  Also Gabe showed us how the buttons on his dress shirt didn't actually work - there was velcro on his shirt so he didn't have to button it up to save time.

Who got all the stuff on the stage? (The school kids asked this one a lot)

All the props (the things the actors hold and move) were either made or purchased by GREAT's volunteer prop master, Bonnie Bologna.  The set was designed by Michael Horejsi (this was Michael's first set design for GREAT) who then handed over the designs to GREAT's technical department of Chris, Colin and John who built the set including the table, stools and projection screen frames.  They also laid down a floor of upsidedown linoleum so that we could have a painted floor.

How long have you been an actor?

Kathryn and Gabe started when they were 6 years old and have been loving it ever since.  Neal said he got his big break when his played the Fox in "The Gingerbread Man" in kindergarten.  Mackenzie did her first show, "The Hobbit" at GREAT when she was 14.  Mark did his first show in 2006 when he played the Whisk in GREAT's production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast."

Do you ever get nervous?

The actors said that usually when the show first starts they get a little nervous but by the end of the show they are having too much fun and forget about being nervous.

Was all the food real?

The actors told us that the cereal was real (but it was old and stale and had been dropped on the floor a lot).  The desserts that Alexander's friends get to eat were fake - they were made out of foam by the prop master Bonnie.  Kurt told us that the gum Alexander gets in his hair in the morning is actually Silly Putty.