One of Darin's favorite authors is C.S. Lewis. I am just getting into his books (better late than never), but I am sure that he will become one of my favorites, too. Darin recently found that his favorite Lewis book, "The Great Divorce", was being performed as a play in Philly. The book is about the "divorce" between Heaven and Hell - very insightful and thought provoking book. Well, Darin quickly snapped up tickets for the two of us to attend. In preparation for the play, I quickly read most of the book - a quick read even for slow readers like me. We arrived downtown and walked to the Lantern Theater - a little tiny thing
down an alley -
not on Broad Street (aka Avenue of the Arts) where all the larger theaters are located. I began to feel more than a little skeptical of the quality of the play we were about to view. We entered the theater - located at the back of an old church - 30 minutes prior to start time, to find about four (over age 60) couples loitering in the small lobby. Oh, boy. Darin and I both exchanged somewhat worried glances, picked up our tickets, and went back outside to walk around until the doors opened for seating. When we returned, to my relief, the theater was teeming with people of all ages.
As we took our seats, I was surprised to see a stage the size of our living room with a bar stool in the middle of it and gray sheets of fabric hanging behind it. There were about 100 chairs (RS room style) around the stage. What the? (I learned later from our more cultured babysitter that this is called black box theater.) As I perused my program I found that the play was a "one man show". Oh my goodness, I thought. How is this going to work? Well . . . let me tell you, it was absolutely amazing! The actor, Anthony Lawton, was FANTASTIC! I don't know how to explain the show in words, but I did not leave disappointed. Once the play began, I didn't even notice that there wasn't scenery, actors, props, or much of anything but the man on the stage. It was one of the best plays I have ever seen, and I was so glad to see it with Darin. We really enjoyed being together and discussing the play and the book on the drive home. Thanks, hon! A great date night! (If you're in Philly, the play runs through January 4th - so hurry and get some tickets and enjoy yourself!)
One of Darin's favorite authors is C.S. Lewis. I am just getting into his books (better late than never), but I am sure that he will become one of my favorites, too. Darin recently found that his favorite Lewis book, "The Great Divorce", was being performed as a play in Philly. The book is about the "divorce" between Heaven and Hell - very insightful and thought provoking book. Well, Darin quickly snapped up tickets for the two of us to attend. In preparation for the play, I quickly read most of the book - a quick read even for slow readers like me. We arrived downtown and walked to the Lantern Theater - a little tiny thing down an alley - not on Broad Street (aka Avenue of the Arts) where all the larger theaters are located. I began to feel more than a little skeptical of the quality of the play we were about to view. We entered the theater - located at the back of an old church - 30 minutes prior to start time, to find about four (over age 60) couples loitering in the small lobby. Oh, boy. Darin and I both exchanged somewhat worried glances, picked up our tickets, and went back outside to walk around until the doors opened for seating. When we returned, to my relief, the theater was teeming with people of all ages. 
As we took our seats, I was surprised to see a stage the size of our living room with a bar stool in the middle of it and gray sheets of fabric hanging behind it. There were about 100 chairs (RS room style) around the stage. What the? (I learned later from our more cultured babysitter that this is called black box theater.) As I perused my program I found that the play was a "one man show". Oh my goodness, I thought. How is this going to work? Well . . . let me tell you, it was absolutely amazing! The actor, Anthony Lawton, was FANTASTIC! I don't know how to explain the show in words, but I did not leave disappointed. Once the play began, I didn't even notice that there wasn't scenery, actors, props, or much of anything but the man on the stage. It was one of the best plays I have ever seen, and I was so glad to see it with Darin. We really enjoyed being together and discussing the play and the book on the drive home. Thanks, hon! A great date night! (If you're in Philly, the play runs through January 4th - so hurry and get some tickets and enjoy yourself!)
7 comments:
Wow, you two are so cultural! I love it! Sounds like tons of fun!
Happy New Year's Eve! :)
We had so much fun last year seeing the new year in with you playing games--especially the Bead Game.
Lots of love,
Sarah
That's so cool. How sporatic, too! Josh is wonderful, but could improve in that area a little. I'm glad you guys had such a good time. It's been a long time coming. Wish we were with you to ring in the new year! Maybe we'll just call at midnight to make sure you made it up all night, too! :)
I'm definitely going to read that book. What a fun experience! I love having low expectations for something and then having them totally blasted away. Nice job on date planning, Darin!
I know you've always loved that book Darin. I still need to finish reading it. ( I started it when I lived with you guys six and HALF years ago...can you believe that?!) I'm so glad you got to see it as a play. Sounds like it was amazing.
I'm very jealous because this kind of thing is really up my ally. I have read the book and enjoyed it very much, but I'm trying to imagine it as a play. I hope someday I'll have the chance to see it. Darin, this is a fabulous date idea. Mike would have taken my to a Jazz game or worse. You're very cultured and that is a nice quality!
I am so very impressed. That sounded absolutely delightful. I, too, must confess that I haven't read that book but I will before I turn another year older which will be all too soon. Thanks for the great example. By the way, how close will the temple be to you guys? (Not exactly the same train of thought, but I just thought of it!)
Oh my goodness! I can't believe you didn't tell us!!! I wonder if they're sold out by now. I'll have to google it and find out. I'm so glad you had a good time. It sounds like something John and I would LOVE.
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