So things could not have gone more perfectly. I caught the bus from work at 3:50, picked up dinner by 4:30, picked up my friend at 5:00, and was in Leavenworth at 7:30. I can't believe I didn't hit traffic, that there were no car fires (seriously a major issue in Seattle, seriously), and that my little truck behaved like a pro for all 236 miles of the trip. The seats were great but wow. They had a guy in leiderhosen (and a shirt) (and boots) play the opening reverie on a legit alpenhorn. Cool! Then, they had excellent singers. Really a great job. Maria was wonderful and even hit the super high notes with ease. But some things were too too funny. For instance, when Maria walked down the aisle, the entire audience stood up to watch her. Hi folks, nothing to see here. Not a real wedding, remember? When they were singing "Edelweiss", everyone joined in the singing to show their support for their native Austria and in protest against the Anschluss? It was unreal and hilarious. Well, that and the girls behind us that sang every song along with the show. So that whole thing was amusing and ridiculous (slash awesome because really, that's what good community theater in a fake Bavarian countryside should be). But the big thing was the actor that played Captain von Trapp was super creepy. Like give you the heebie-jeebies for a good couple of hours. Like when he invites Maria to join them for dinner after the ball, he said "I want you to come to dinner. And wear that dress you wore last night. You looked beautiful." Okay, it sounds all normal when I type it, but believe me, even from the 14th row, it was leering. YIKES. Christopher Plummer, where are you!!! Yup, that blondie down below in the previous post is the culprit. Even though it's 1:40 in the morning on a school night, (yes after 22 years, I still have school nights) I may need to watch a bit of the movie so I don't go to bed angry at Georg. Ick.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Captain von Trapped in a creepy feeling.
So things could not have gone more perfectly. I caught the bus from work at 3:50, picked up dinner by 4:30, picked up my friend at 5:00, and was in Leavenworth at 7:30. I can't believe I didn't hit traffic, that there were no car fires (seriously a major issue in Seattle, seriously), and that my little truck behaved like a pro for all 236 miles of the trip. The seats were great but wow. They had a guy in leiderhosen (and a shirt) (and boots) play the opening reverie on a legit alpenhorn. Cool! Then, they had excellent singers. Really a great job. Maria was wonderful and even hit the super high notes with ease. But some things were too too funny. For instance, when Maria walked down the aisle, the entire audience stood up to watch her. Hi folks, nothing to see here. Not a real wedding, remember? When they were singing "Edelweiss", everyone joined in the singing to show their support for their native Austria and in protest against the Anschluss? It was unreal and hilarious. Well, that and the girls behind us that sang every song along with the show. So that whole thing was amusing and ridiculous (slash awesome because really, that's what good community theater in a fake Bavarian countryside should be). But the big thing was the actor that played Captain von Trapp was super creepy. Like give you the heebie-jeebies for a good couple of hours. Like when he invites Maria to join them for dinner after the ball, he said "I want you to come to dinner. And wear that dress you wore last night. You looked beautiful." Okay, it sounds all normal when I type it, but believe me, even from the 14th row, it was leering. YIKES. Christopher Plummer, where are you!!! Yup, that blondie down below in the previous post is the culprit. Even though it's 1:40 in the morning on a school night, (yes after 22 years, I still have school nights) I may need to watch a bit of the movie so I don't go to bed angry at Georg. Ick.
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No, it was that Edelweiss is also a popular Austrian beer, and they were turning in their orders.
That blond guy does look really creepy. Elnora and I (mostly by accident) saw several productions of Fiddler on the Roof in a row, and every single Tevye took the fun banter soliloquies between him and God and turned them into a bizarrely angry confrontations. Apparently, nobody can replace Chaim Topol either.
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