Whew....when you cannot remember your blog password things get a little tricky...but now I have written it down....thank you Katie!!
Marshall and I have also been entertained quite nicely this past weekend. Friday night we ushered at the KC Rep for a premier production of The Great Immensity presented at the Copaken Theater in downtown KC, MO. This drama/musical presents scientific info on climate change, rain forests, the gulf stream and saving polar bears via creative, lively lyrics. Saving a species is easier when a large furry white mammal is at risk...less interesting when an insect becomes extinct. Environmentally conscious Student Ambassadors representing many nations board (illegally) The Great Immensity, a Chinese container vessel. In a bid to call attention to the extinction of humans......the Ambassadors vanish (almost) without a trace.
The world's attention is suddenly focused on their disappearance....at the play's end we are left to ponder out fate as a species if we choose to continue to corrupt the planet. Lots of material; lots of questions.
Saturday night we ushered again for The Rep. The Plaza location presented The Whipping Man...another premier. A gravely wounded Confedrate soldier returns to his battered home to find two of his former slaves barely surviving in post Civil War North Carolina. Early in the first act the soldier's gangrenous leg must be cut off...on stage; pretty grisly/realistic. Slaves and former master must redifine their relationship.... secrets revealed are intense
and even more horrifying than the amputation scene. Very well acted drama.
Sunday Andy and I attended the opera Nixon in China at the Kauffman Center. Amazingly well done with exellent female voices, staging, and lighting. I was really amazed by the whole production. The version I saw on PBS television performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York looked like a Saturday Night Live parody by comparison. KC knows how to opera!!!
Anyway....this weekend we have the tax man to look forward to....yikes!!
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2 comments:
You DID have a busy and productive weekend, Mom. Wowie zowie! I love hearing about all the cool stuff happening across Kansas and Missouri. That's one thing I like about being back in the Midwest; there's fun stuff to do, and it's relatively easy to get TO it ... not too much traffic, easy commute, free parking. It's so lovely.
Hey, we're doing our taxes this weekend too. Or, I should say, TRENT is doing our taxes. I collect the documentation all year, and he does the work of inputting the numbers.
Today is the third day in a row of rain. More is predicted for tomorrow. This makes it easier to go to work. What a productive spring break I have had!
Your senses were bombarded by interesting theatrical productions last weekend. I guess composers can write a musical about any topic. It must be great to see a premier performance. To see two in one weekend is phenominal. All of the plays sound very intense; especially The Whipping Man. I don't know if I could handle the amputation scene in that play. I think an opera about Nixon would be very interesting. Did the material cover Watergate? Did Nixon sing, I am not a crook? The Great Immensity gives peple a lot to consider. I am happy that last weekend was so enjoyable for you. After this weekend, you can write your own musical called Taxman. Thanks for enlightening your family about the great theatrical opportunities that exist in KC.
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