So did you take a walk to "The 39 Steps" at the IRT?
Live (temporarily) in "Material World" at the IMA?
Or get a lesson in "The History of Jazz" at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club?
My arts experiences this Easter weekend were limited to the first of the aforementioned trio (which I'll write about in an upcoming column) and a Sunday at-home revisit to the "Godspell" movie musical. As you may know, there are only two kinds of people in this world: Those who prefer "Godspell" and those who prefer "Jesus Christ Superstar." Which are you?
And whether you answer that or not, let me know what you experienced on the A&E front this weekend.
Your thoughts?
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This weekend I lived out my own little dichotomy by going to one live stage show and one live sporting event. I also pre- and post-tweeted the show and live-tweeted the game, another dichotomy.
I had a great time with all of it!
"The 39 Steps" at the Indiana Repertory Theatre is deliciously funny. I bet that people who liked the playfulness of last year's "Around the World in 80 Days" will enjoy this tongue-in-cheek stage homage to Hitchcock films, too. The dashing lead, Matthew Brumlow, is a cutie and the other three actors, including one of my destination actors, Rob Johansen, are a collective hoot. It is very hard to believe that they play so many roles so convincingly, but somehow they do!
The Indiana Ice team lost to the visiting Green Bay team Saturday night, which meant they lost the playoffs, but oh, what an exciting game they played! I especially admired their defense work, and especially the goalie, #30, Casey DeSmith.
And I LOVED that I overheard the woman behind me at the hockey game tell her husband during one of the intermissions, "I hear the new show at the IRT is good!"
I spend a lot of time writing and reading social media - maybe more than most people, I don't know. But I had a gestalt this morning as I was working on my review of "The 39 Steps" (it'll be up on my own blog soon) and re-reading my game tweets:
I think that one reason I enjoy social media so much is not just because of its communicative potential but also because of its creative potential.
Maybe one person's social media "presence" will never be as grand as a theatrical production or a sporting event, or for that matter, professional journalism or a novel or a script or whatever, but it can be a satisfying little ongoing work of art and skill all on its own.
That's what I'm aiming for now, anyway.
Hope Baugh
Indy Theatre Habit
@IndyTheatre