Good evening all
This afternoon I was lucky enough to see National Pastime, starring our very own TCB. I was, for the most part, very impressed by the production. As always, TCB gave an outstanding performance. Some of the scenes were pretty intense, but he handled them beautifully. The rest of the cast was basically very strong. In my mind, the weakest scenes were between Jackie and his wife Rachel. The chemistry was just non-existent, and the romance was forced. I think the actress playing Rachel was talented, but she had trouble with that particular character. Jackie was good overall, but had trouble with some of the more personal scenes. In general I enjoyed it very much...I wish all DR's could have seen it.
I didn't have time to stay around and see TCB afterwards, sadly, I had to get home to see my mother and aunt, who were stopping by breifly on their way down to Eugene. They're driving down as we speak...good vibes for their driving.
Thank you dear cyber daughter for your nice comments. I was very sorry not to get a chance to see you after the show. I guess we will have to hang out at Fred Meyer's again soon. Or perhaps next time your cyber brother comes West, we can all have dinner together.
It was a wonderful closing show, except for the fact that our Jackie Robinson was quite ill today. The performances were all fairly strong, although, as
Ann mentioned, the woman playing Jackie's wife, Rachel, is the least experienced member of the cast. About a dozen more votes from friends for this role being "the performance of my life", so maybe that is a sign that I should retire.
Oh wait.
I can't do that....I am still breathing.
Thank you, everyone, for your kind thoughts today.