1776

So, last night was the group trip to see Mr. V in 1776.  His first show in a long time.  As a consequence of him being in, rehearsals have been scarce for Anything Goes, but Mrs. P got group tickets for the cast to go see him.

Before the show, we got a tour of the theater, including briefly backstage.  The tour guide kept on telling us how little room there was.  Meanwhile, there was a ton of room compared to what we're used to working with.  After the tour was dinner, and then the show.

The show was really good!  It really gave a whole different perspective on what the signing of the Declaration of Independence was like.  It made John Adams appear obnoxious and disliked, Benjamin Franklin appear like an old fool, and Thomas Jefferson appear like the biggest ladies man there ever was.

The actors were all great.  The entire ensemble was really into the cast.  Mr. V, who was the only representative from North Carolina, played his part very well.

Another great aspect of the night was seeing the returning alumni who came to see it: AF, BT, and JM. I hadn't seen BT and JM since last year, and I was glad I got the chance to say hi.  They stayed for the Q and A afterwards, though they didn't ask any questions.

The Q and A was interesting.  Mrs. P was asking most of the questions, as one would expect for her, but I managed to get a question in.  I almost embarrassed myself in the process, and I'm not sure whether it was worth asking, but I'm glad I did.

And after the show was the return home at 11:00.  Fortunately, in one of my greatest coups ever, I had managed to get my work done in lunch that afternoon, and didn't have any to do.

-NM