Greetings, Gentle Readers,
As I may have mentioned before, I live in the Denton, Texas area that we lovingly like to call “Lil’ D” since we are Dallas’s neighbor to the north. Denton is artsy with small-town charm and a mix of older people with college kids. There are always events and festivals going on in the area, which means there is always something to do.
Last Saturday my friend, Julia, and I went to a community theater play at The Campus Theater off the Denton Square to see The Addams Family. It was a week before Halloween and everyone was starting to get into the spirit. Earlier that day on the Square was a Day of the Dead Festival (that I sadly had to miss). There were still some characters walking around the square by the time I showed up on the scene. Gotta love that sugar skull makeup!
The Campus Theater always brings back great memories for me. As a small child I was very interested in theater and becoming a star (and maybe as an adult too….). My mother signed me up for this theater program for children at that very same theater. I spent many hours working on stage presence and getting over my stage fright. It’s been YEARS since I’ve been back, but Julia and I are always looking for something fun and different to do in the area on the cheap and seeing a play fit the ticket (excuse the pun).
This version of The Addams Family was one I had never seen before. I was more into The Munsters as a child, but ya gotta love a catchy theme song with dance moves. *snap snap*
The whole audience was very into the snapping aspect of the play, which of course I had to join. In this reincarnation of the story, it’s several years later and Wednesday is in LOVE. *gasp*. Homeboy is extremely normal, from Ohio, and the engagement is a secret. Gomez (who was easily the best in the show) finds out and is instructed to keep it a secret from Mortica until after dinner with Homeboy’s parents.
Yada yada yada, everything works out. For a community theater production, it was pretty good. There were definitely some rough spots, but as a theater veteran, nothing is ever going to be perfect in any production whether I notice it or not. It was a good time and it is right by Beth Marie’s Ice Cream Parlour so that is alway a plus.
Some random stuff:
Made Jewish Mac and Cheese
Throwback to little Savvy circa 1993. I was Tinkerbell for Halloween and my Fall Dance Recital
Happy Reading!
-Savvy
