Life has been hectic this year. Along with the stresses of work and trying to get some side projects going, I have some family responsibilities to tend to and on top of that a cold laid me low for about a week. With all that going on, I have hardly had any time to relax and enjoy life.
Making plans with friends has been fairly difficult as in some cases I’ve had no certainty when I would have time to relax or if I would have time to relax. As a consequence I’ve had to make the most of what time I did have to relax.
Programs from some plays that I’ve recently attended.
One thing that I’ve been relying on lately has been Houston’s outstanding theater scene. Ranging from off broadway touring companies to small venues to amateur dinner theater, we are extraordinarily blessed with a lot of acting talent in this town.
The nice thing about the local theater scene is that it is usually fairly easy to get tickets, they are rarely sold out. The theaters are usually fairly small so even the “cheap seats” are good seats. The acting and production values of the local troops are fairly high so you get more than you pay for. Lastly, most theater companies have online ticket sales so I can usually book a seat just hours before a performance.
Comparing this to movies? In some ways better and in some ways not as good but I would not say worse. I mean with movies of course you can be totally immersed in the story world. It’s all very visual and the story is all there to see. With plays you have to use some imagination. Even the most lavish stage props and backgrounds won’t look totally real. But with a live human actor right in front of you speaking the lines and instilling the lines with emotion you somehow get more into the story than you would with a movie. Difficult to explain unless you’ve been to one of these plays.
For me at least these plays have helped take the edge off life lately and have given me a bit of a release on those days that life seems to be ganging up on me.
If you ever need to take the edge off or if you are just curious, I would highly recommend it.
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