Yesterday we went off to Herricks Community Center minus half the expected crowd, to see Fiddler on the Roof. (For anyone in the NY area who might be interested in attending a performance, the Herricks Community Players put on 2 plays a year so check out their website.)
It helps knowing people in high places. We had seats in the second row, center. Now I know you may be thinking the second row might be too close; that we were in danger of getting spit on. Ah, but no. The orchestra saved us by providing a buffer between us and the actors. I do think they need to do a better job with their musicians, though. They should only have ugly ones. If you stick a good looking clarinet player directly in front of a 19 year old, it can be distracting.
The performance was great & it was a lot of fun except I was terribly disappointed that I couldn’t take photos. I think that’s just plain mean so I didn’t listen to them. No one’s going to tell me I can’t take a picture of Fiddler on the Roof:
Yeah, that’s right. I walk on the edge. Let them come and get me!
Oops. I just realized my sister reads my blog. Uh, Janet, you didn’t miss anything. Really. It was horrible. I just said it was good because I lie a lot. Spending the day in the hospital was probably a lot more fun. Don’t you believe me??
April 29th, 2007 at 10:08 pm Quote
In a weird bit of synchronicity, we sat in the second row center at “Curtains” last night. It wasn’t horrendous, but all in all I’d have rather been home watching the Yankee game.
Sitting up close helped. We had fun watching the conductor (who has a small part of the play) and hearing the instruments both directly and via amplification. And I appreciated that the script took the mystery element of the show seriously, even if it was a silly comedy.
April 30th, 2007 at 1:05 pm Quote
If you’re saying the show wasn’t horrendous, I’m guessing I’d probably like it. Since we have no real plans to do anything this summer, I think we may have to do a show or 2.