Back Home Again in Indiana
The Car Ride. The whirlwind trip to Canada has come and gone with much enjoyment and little complaint. The rear ends of certain passengers might disagree, but overall two thumbs up! Ipods are still in working condition but the book list goal was not fully accomplished. Rap has been permanently banned from Dad's radio, but then after 3 hours of Dean Martin, swinging Italians is climbing up there too. The jury still hasn't decided if the sing alongs to Martina McBride (among many others) is acceptable, encouraged, or just plain tolerable.The Shakespeare Festival. Stratford, Ontario is a beautiful and quaint little town. Placed in the middle of NOWHERE yet still draws huge crowds for its fantastic theatrical productions. The town itself was an interesting paradox. Gorgeous Victorian homes with luscious gardens inhabited by the most artistic looking people you've ever seen. Walks around town and in/out of shops were nice because although its economy was based on theatre tourism, it did not have an ounce of "touristy-ness" to it at all. Great restaurants, great coffee, great acting! My favorite play we saw was Much Ado About Nothing. Unique because it was set in 1900. Great Costumes! The best acted play was The Glass Menagerie. Now I'll have to rent the Katherine Hepburn screen version. We saw Colm Feore as Fagin in Oliver. You might recognize him from The Sum of All Fears. And one of the best things we did was tour the costume department. Very cool.
Thoughts on B&Bs. Dad didn't quite make it clear that we were staying at a Bed and Breakfast until we got there. I had stayed in them before and was anticipating the typical old house, cutesy decor, good tea, etc. Not so much. The situation became more comfortable by the end, but this particular BnB was the definition of awkwardness. New house, in a neighborhood, NOT cutely decorated, and run by a Belize woman who liked to talk. A lot. Oh the experiences we have in life...
Moment with Fame. Megan and I were browsing one of the theatre's gift shops before the start of Much Ado. "Look to your right," she whispered discreetly. Thinking I was going to see either some scantily clad woman or an artsy goth, clumsily swing myself around to see what was so interesting. I hope I didn't let out too loud of a surprised "ha." Just beyond my shoulder stood Colin Mochrie from the TV show Whose Line is It Anyway? with his wife and son. Megan and I got a pretty good laugh once we got to our seats.
I highly recommend the trip up north. It was a wonderful weekend. Bed and Breakfast included.
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I saw the 1987 version of the Glass Menagerie with John Malkovich (playing Tom Wingfield) in high school. I thought that was a really good version. Granted, I had never seen the Glass Menagerie before, but it was because of Malkovich's performance that I became a fan of his and of the play. It was very well done.
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