The Boston Globe this morning gave illustrated directions about choosing the wood, framing and completing an ark. Yes, we still have rain, and yesterday we had the mother of all storms. From off in the distance I heard what sounded like the sky's stomach rumbling. It went on and on until it reached here and became loud thunder and flashes of lightning. Finally the heavens opened. Heavy rain fell for the longest time and flooded the low roads. I had rivulets down my driveway. But when the rain stopped, the night was cool, perfect for sleeping. This morning I immediately looked out the window only to see gray skies. It is now raining again. I am going shopping. It is a remedy I seldom need, but I think today is the right day.
I could always use the day to clean, but that seems such a waste of any day, rainy or not. Besides, I see no cobwebs and in the dark of the day even the dust has disappeared. I now understand about clouds and a silver lining.
I have play tickets every other Friday at the Cape Playhouse and every Wednesday at Monomoy. I have been going for years, nearly thirty to the Playhouse. The first Friday play was last week, and last night I went to my first Wednesday play. On those nights, my friends and I have dinner at each others' houses first then it is off to the theater. The opening play last night was Anything Goes. I sat there and enjoyed every minute of it even though I have seen the play more than a couple of times. I love the theater. The curtain goes up, and I am drawn. I remember the first live play I ever saw was when I was in high school. It was The Unsinkable Molly Brown with Debby Reynolds at the Melody Tent in Hyannis. The Melody Tent used to be a theater in the round. The stage revolved so we had a front view or a back view at one time or another during every play. I could see all the lights and their wires. There was no backstage. I was mesmerized. I was hooked. I saw several more plays there before it became a venue for singers. I went to the theater in Falmouth many times before it closed. I go to Boston to a play and combine it with dinner, a real night on the town. It is never inexpensive, but I don't care. It is theater. It is always an event.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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Sounds as You had a storm like we had yesterday. During two hours they recorded 20 000 flashes of lightning and it rained so much that the roof fell in to one of our most popular stores here. No one was injured though.
Wish I could go to the theatre more often, but to be honest I´m not sure where the closest one is :-)
Have a great day now!
Christer.
I don't remember if it was my first play ever, but definitely one of the earliest was a performance of Driving Miss Daisy at the Cape Cod Playhouse. It would be several years before I saw the movie, but I loved the minimal staging of the show -- perhaps more, even, than the film.
When did they switch Melody away from being in the round?
I didn't really get into the theatre until they opened the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in SW D.C. I think the first play was a B cast for West Side Story but they were really good. I saw Godspell there and it too was excellent and so many I can't remember the titles. The old National Theater was good for a few local shows, local talent. And here in Florida we saw Phantom in a theater in Orlando, a night on the town like you going to Boston. That was good too and was the last time we saw a stage performance.
Christer,
It now seems to be our every day storm as we had another this morning. The claim it will be clear tomorrow. I'll wait and see.
Wow, so much rain it caused a roof to collapse. We don't ever have that except during a hurricane, and then it is more the wind than the rain. Snow, well, that's another story.
I'm sorry there isn't a theater close. Sitting there and watching takes you away.
Sprite,
I don't remember when they switched, but it has been a long time now. They book singers, and I have seen some good ones there including Roy Orbison and Nanci Griffith. One year I took my mother to see Tony Bennett.
The Cape Playhouse too has changed in its offerings. There are almost no dramas, only few comedies and more musicals than I'd ever want. The musicals seem to draw well, and the theater, like many theaters, is struggling. Tickets are nearly $50.00 now.
Z&Me,
I'm lucky in the number of theaters here many of which perform all winter. The theaters range from Harwich Junior Theater where most of the performers are kids to the Cape Playhouse with all Equity actors. I'm always checking the list to see what is playing. I've seen some interesting plays: The Full Monty and Urine Town stand out.
We don't usually do dinner except for Wednesday.
I was in Anything Goes my senior year of high school. I still know every song word for word. I was only in the chorus but man we got to do some great tap dancing numbers. You would have loved it, Kat. Are you still taking lessons?
Erin,
Alas, my dancing shoes are in the closet. It came down to only two of us, and I didn't want to join the really advanced class-they were far too good so I left when the class was disbanded.
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