After a day of meetings and writing reports, it ended on an up note. We attended the local summer theatre festival performance tonight. There are 4 plays over July and August, with 3 play readings offered this year, as well. Tonight it was Hound of the Baskervilles though not as many of us remember it. It was presented as a comedy with three actors and minimal stage dressing -- yet there were about 17 characters being played. While the story loosely followed the Conan Doyle story of Holmes and Watson, this one took some liberties. The pace was frenetic -- with a lot of physical activity and constume changes. It was a major workout for the three men involved, but you could tell they were enjoying every minute. The audience was involved in conversation at times, which kept the attention of all in the nearly sold out seating. I loved the whole thing and haven't laughed that much over a 2 hour period in a very long time. I was almost gasping at one point and had laughing tears a few times. So, while the day ended later than expected -- returned home at 10:45 PM -- it was totally worth it.
The performance reminded me of some concerts I'd been to, where the audience and band were fully engaged. The selection today is a song by a Newfoundlander from Petty Harbour. The lyrics clearly show the joy of performance and the engagement of the audience. Enjoy!
1, 2, 3, 4 -- Alan Doyle ft. Ed Robertson
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