OOOOklahoma

As I mentioned earlier we went up to the cities to see a play. We have two friends doing community theater and the play was Oklahoma. Now I haven't seen this play in years, since high school and now I realize that my high school may have tamed down their version. It was a classic Rogers and Hammerstein but I forgot how dark the play was in parts. And how sexy. Naked pictures and about 12 on-stage kisses. Any play that can mix old french pornography with gunfire is an interesting thing. This was Jeff's first time seeing it...like most plays. (not much a theater guy)

First and foremost I have to say that it is a totally different experience seeing a play where you know people acting. You pay far more attention to minor characters and catch lines that may have passed you by before. If you're like me you spend a good chunk of time trying to grab semi-decent photos (at which I failed. Sorry guys only a couple came out). There was no flash photography and we didn't have the tripod out there. Most everything was blurry. 

Both of our friends did fabulously. Our friend Josh told us he had a couple lines, leading me to believe two or three. Not true, he had many lines and a singing line as well. All of them went great. He looked like he was having a lot of fun out there and even impressed me with his dancing. There were a ton of moves they had to learn. Our other friend Megan had only one spoken line and one singing line but she was dancing up a storm...on her torn ACL. Give the girl credit for getting her steps perfectly (and smiling the whole time) with an injury that would have sidelined most athletes. 

Here they are below. Josh is in orange and Megan is in purple. In the first shot Josh is a little tough to see. He's all the way in the back. 

Again most of my photos didn't turn out. Stupid no flash rule!! :-( But it was a ton of fun to see them out there dancing and acting. Makes me think that I should tryout for a show. Not likely but at least something to think about. There was only one equipment issue but I have to give the actors credit, they ad-libbed beautifully and the crowd found it funny instead of distressing. The theater group is Off Broadway Musical Theater for anyone who is interested. www.obmt.org. They put on a fun show with rather elaborate (and homemade) sets and every does a fantastic job of acting and singing. 

All in all it was a fantastic weekend. We had shopping at the Mall of America, Dave and Busters for games with some good friends, Dave and Busters again for drinks with more friends, swimming, visiting, dinner, and a show. A perfect weekend.