Meth Capitol, U.S.A

With a population of 1560, Mill City, Oregon is famous for two things:
1. A freakishly high teen pregnancy rate. (Most girls have lost their virginity by the 8th grade)
2. Crystal meth.
If there was ever a town who needed Missoula Children's Theatre, it was this one.

It was my last week touring The Jungle Book, and at our audition on Monday 50% of the kids were already complaining about their parts.
In my job we get 5 days to put the show together because we are in a new town every week and after 4 solid days of kicking, screaming and temper-tantrums our little Mill Citians were in serious trouble because for the first time all summer, no one had their lines memorized and the show was 7pm the next day...
"By a show of hands, who promises to learn their lines tonight so you can sleep in tomorrow?"
2 of the 45 kids raised their hands.
"So....you guys don't want to learn your lines, don't want to rehearse and just have a bad show in front of everyone in your town tomorrow right?" I said irately.
"W-w-well Chris..." one girl bravely stammered, "we want to come in early tomorrow because we really need the practice."
With all of the ridiculousness that had taken place this week these kids really did care...
I had unfairly judged them and Friday morning they hustled in and by that night we had a pretty darn good show with the loudest, most enthusiastic audience we've ever had!