Theater Shows

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Bill

I will say this about the theater, and classical performing arts.....we should enjoy and support our European heritage, which includes classical music performances, theater productions, and, if it's your thing, opera. Are you going with family and friends to see your local performances of Handel's Messiah during the Christmas season, for example? You should, if for no other reason than to help keep demand for such shows, so future generations can experience what you experienced.

Of course, the theater these days is a crap shoot, so maybe try and choose non woke (or woke, if that blows your skirt up) performances.

In general, all forms of art are this woke thing if one must categorize it. It’s created and performed by free minds with free ideas. Personally I’d prefer they keep their yaps shut about any given topic and just stick to their craft so it’s more enjoyable for everyone. But artists can be a strange lot. Who among us isn’t.

[Capt. Shark]

We used to enjoy going to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA until covid hit. Even after it was over and things were back to normal you had to wear a mask inside the building. Fck that, we haven't been back.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Last night, Mrs Rickles and I went to a local, very small (150 seat) Theater built in a converted Barn, (after grabbing a tasty meal at this new Vietnamese Restaurant).

The actors and actresses performed the show, 9 to 5 @ Town and Country Players. It was a pretty good show!

I did feel like jumping on stage and insulting a few but ......

Question here is, do any of you attend small live theater shows near you?

Name of theater?

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

Name of theater?

Town and Country Players on rt 263 Buckingham Pa



https://townandcountryplayers.org/index.html

[Capt. Shark]

Originally Posted by NoOne

No.

I think it sounds awful. What I would like however is for venue's to combine food/music/comedy as a show, not something on the side.

We go to the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, mediocre food, all sounds good, but its OK, but then again they have to server 35 tables at the same time but then they have a concert after.

They take your order, get you some drinks, give you about 15-20 minutes of quiet time and then the show starts while you eat.

They are the only place around here that does that.

Dolly's Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge does that, too.

[Onebadcad]

Last small theater I went to had low lighting and my shoes kept sticking to the floor.
I would not go back,,,

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

Last small theater I went to had low lighting and my shoes kept sticking to the floor.
I would not go back,,,

Yeah, those XXX Theaters get like that….

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Yeah, those XXX Theaters get like that….

I am the original cheap bastard, it was only an 'XX' theater

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

Last small theater I went to had low lighting and my shoes kept sticking to the floor.
I would not go back,,,

That's because you were sitting in front of Pee Wee Herman.

[PLRX]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Question here is, do any of you attend small live theater shows near you?

No, we live in a civilized city.

[MidLifeinMI]

There's a smallish dinner theater nearby that we've been to for 2-3 musical shows; tickets are always sold out, food is pretty good (and a decent value), shows are a bit cheesy but usually entertaining. We'd normally go with my wife's sister and bro-in-law; we had tix for "Jersey Boys" but had to cancel when wife's sister had to have emergency surgery for what turned out to be brain cancer.

We've been to 3 major-production shows in larger cities - Fiddler, Lion King, and Joseph. My daughter was in the chorus in her high school's production of Joseph, and we surprised her with tix to the "real thing" (with Donny Osmond and the Broadway cast). Pretty entertaining.

[theandies]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Last night, Mrs Rickles and I went to a local, very small (150 seat) Theater built in a converted Barn, (after grabbing a tasty meal at this new Vietnamese Restaurant).

The actors and actresses performed the show, 9 to 5 @ Town and Country Players. It was a pretty good show!

I did feel like jumping on stage and insulting a few but ......

Question here is, do any of you attend small live theater shows near you?

My sister (who was the principle ballet dancer for the Kansas City Ballet for years) used to own a dinner theater after she retired from dancing. Yes, I've been to many plays in small theaters. I used to crew for a theater in Fayetteville, NC growing up so I've been behind the curtain too.

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by PLRX

No, we live in a civilized city.

I only agreed to go because I thought I’d see Dolly Partons giant tits…..

[DJ_Critterus]

We have several dinner theater places around here, but the Alhambra is by far the most popular. I've seen quite a few good shows there over the years.

[Aerovette]

Does a donkey show count?

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

Does a donkey show count?

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

Does a donkey show count?

Only if in TJ

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Bill

I'd do unspeakable things to her as long as she only opened her mouth to put something in it.