Greg is not.
His theatre quota for the year is going to see the productions I direct. I like to go see plays, he likes to go see football games. You know, it's cool, because we balance each other out. Our different interests make us more interesting! Sometimes he wonders what the heck I'm doing when I read so many different plays and I wonder what the heck they're talking about on ESPN. (Granted, I've learned quite a bit but I still don't understand a lot of it.) But it keeps life interesting. And we both have learned to appreciate things we didn't know we could!
But....
I've been wanting to go see plays. Badly.
Luckily, I have a buddy. She's my official "Theatre Buddy." She and I have similar opinions and tastes in theatre, so it works out really well!! We've seen four plays this summer alone and I'm looking forward to more with her! And we've gotten some free tickets to some of them due to her connections at the Alley Theatre. It has been a great theatre-filled summer!
Our theatre outings include:
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| Intelligence-Slave at the Alley Theatre |
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| Boeing Boeing at the Alley Theatre |
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| Jewtopia at Stages Repertory Theatre |
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| The Mousetrap at the Alley Theatre |
I know most of you aren't theatre nerds like me, so I won't bore you with my extensive opinions and reviews. But if you want a recommendation or want to know about any of these, let me know and I'll gush! I'm soooooooooo happy Houston has a fantastic theatre district, especially at the Alley!
The main point is:
I have a theatre buddy!
f you've never been to professional live theatre, please, by all means go. It's a completely different experience than the movie theatre. Support your local arts scene. It'd make a great date night. And not all live theatre is expensive. You'd be so happy you went. I promise.
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I can't say that we go to the theater as much of you, but we go relatively often. My parents are season ticket subscribers at our local theater place and we actually went and saw 'Beauty and the Beast' last night. my husband actually enjoys the shows too - although he isn't a big fan of the "dance shows" they have (we have a few dance companies that also do performances at the theater).
We will be taking Hayden to about 4 shows this year - he saw his first show last year (he had just turned 3). We took him to 'Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny'. It was fun!
Needless to say, I too love the theater (although maybe not quite as much as you).
Have fun with your theater buddy! She definitely seems to come in handy!
I love love LOVE the theatre! My girlfriends and I went and saw The Wedding Singer last month, and we're going to see Hairspray at the end of September. There aren't many theater companies around where we live, so we have to go to New Orleans.
I want to take a week, go to NYC and do nothing but see Broadway productions. That would be heaven for me! :)
That sounds like SO much fun!! I did convince The Hubs to see The Nutcracker last year as part of our Christmas traditions so maybe, just maybe I could convince him to go see some plays!!
The compromise of course may include going to another gun show or listening to Tool...both of which I haven't been the biggest fan. Haha. Ah, all in the name of love, I suppose.
Have a fab weekend!!
How was Jewtopia? I wanted to see it since I'm a Jew and all but I never got around to it!
Okay, it's official--you've got me thinking I want to go see a live theatre...I mean, I saw We Will Rock You in London {does that even count?} and some acrobat/broadway show {I don't think this counts either because I was forced to see it in my History of Dance class}...
GOOD FOR YOU! Married people do not have to do everything together, just share at the end of the day.
Woohoo for live theatre! I love getting the opportunity to see and support local theatre!
I just found your blog- and I totally agree! Live theater is so different, and so much more connected with the audience. In one year, I got to go see 4 plays at our local theater in Phoenix, and I loved every one of them. I'm really into musicals, so that's generally what I want to see.
Also, I love that you are dressed up for the theater. It always bugged me that people would go in shorts and flip flops and junk. Have some respect for these performers!
Musical theatre is one of my favorite things. :) I got to play Annie in high school. Love your blog, especially the title! :)
Oh gosh, this is reason #1934856754382 why I miss London so badly! :(
I miss going to the theatre all the time. I love live shows, and I hate that there's nothing of the kind where I live.
I miss seeing Shakespeare at the Globe, musicals at the Dominion, and post-modern comedies in the West-End. Last time I got to go was last March, when my brother and I took a quick trip to the city to go see his favourite actress, Keira Knightley, in The Misanthrope.
He's my official threatre buddy, he doesn't even mind standing in a queue from 5am to get tickets to see Jude Law in the Hamlet. ;)
Hello from a fellow theatre nerd slash Life of Meg Monday Mingler! You're lucky to have a theatre buddy... my bf flat out refuses to see shows with me!
Megan!!! You wrote a bloggity-blog post about me??!!
I am so honored to be your official theatre buddy-you force me to challenge my intellect and understanding of theatre with every play we see.
And I need the script(s) of your fall show.
And I bought and read 'Hay Fever' when I flew to see J&A....can you do it next year? (Pretty please????)
Thanks :)
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