LJI: busman's holiday

[beeker121]

Attending theatrical performances is always a little weird for me, and I don’t know if that’s ever going to go away

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[alycewilson]

Great detail about what it means to you to attend a theater performance today. It muat feel odd!

[beeker121]

Thank you, I think it's the community of people I miss the most.

[lyssa027]

I feel that way when I see movie adaptions of books I like. I'll be watching the movie, and then they'll change something or leave something out, and I'll whisper what it is into my husband, usually annoyed LOL

[beeker121]

We just saw a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and they swapped Titania and Oberon - it was really well done but for the first act things kept feeling wrong and I couldn't quite tell why.

[roina_arwen]

It must be sort of fun to know what trick some prop will do beforehand! I’ve always loved going to the theater; Hubby and I mostly do dinner theaters now, lol.

[beeker121]

Dinner theater is rather awesome. A local company did Hair - which is a bit disconcerting to eat your meal through but still fun.

[suesniffsglue]

I love this! I dont work in theater or film (not since high school!) but as a viewer I am so much more enraptured with the behind-the-scenes. I love it all, but I cant help but focus on the hows and whys. You should definitely get back into it! Your passion really comes through!

[beeker121]

Honestly sometimes behind the scenes is the better show, it's just as intricate and usually more obscene - heh. Thanks for the encouragement and kind words.

[halfshellvenus]

Aw, it must be hard to let all that go, though. I still strain with not playing in an orchestra, and given that it's been more than 31 years since I really practiced the violin, I know that whole avenue is lost to me, but... it comes back anytime I hear a live performance. :O

[beeker121]

That makes me feel not so bad, I regularly think I should be over this but maybe there is no over, it's just how things are. Thanks!