Today I took my nine year old to the local community college's rendition of "The legend of sleepy hollow." I wasn't expecting a truly great performance, and I got even less than I expected.But, I still had a fantastic time anyway. While the actors barely remembered their lines, the set was designed well for a low budget production. Over half the cast was made up of children, and the camp was far too local. The humor would have been over anybody's head if they didn't reside in the rural areas of the midwest. The actress who did the part of Katrina Van Tassel was pretty good though, she has potential as she gets older. She is a first year community college student who plans to major in theater when she transfers to a 4 year college. The best part though, was experiencing it with my kid. He thought it was great. The whole experience reminded me of those visa commercials....
Tickets to a mediocre, low-budget production.. $20.00
2 puny cokes in plastic cups... $1.00
Hearing the laugh out loud laughter of a little boy who still loves going out with his mom...priceless
Actually I had to laugh to myself because when Isaiah asked me my favorite part of the whole play, the first thing that popped into my mind was the curtain call. during the bow the actors actually found their true callings and put on some pretty funny antics.
In short, good theater? No. Great bonding experience with a child I rarely get one on one time with? Absolutely.
1 comment:
That's great, Shannon!
I dread the inevitable day when my kid will be too cool to hang out with me. It's nice to know that at age 9 they still dig you.
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