A Year in Pictures of Working

Went to see a high school production of 'Babes in Arms' that Nick directed. In case you're not familiar with it, it's a musical of the "Let's put on a show; we can put it up in my barn" variety. When things look bleak, or at least as bleak as things get in breezy 50's musicals, the young performers contemplate quitting the theater to go into business or to "marry someone rich." Luckily a traveling producer happens to see their show and buys it right there on the spot. Cue rousing finale.

Afterwards, some of us talked about musicals we'd done in high school and college. I was the King in 'The King & I.' Trupe was the silent King in 'Once Upon a Mattress.' Young and Martin both played A-Rab in 'West Side Story' and the judge in 'Oklahoma' (among other parts). Wonak ran a lot of tech.

There are pictures of past productions in the lobby of the theater. Nick is in several of the pictures, from back when he was a student at the high school where he now teaches.

# posted by Arnie : 11:34 PM