Thursday, March 12, 2020

bewitched, bothered and bewildered

about how to spend the day, and the whole virus situation as well. What is happening with the theaters? On the blogs, there is great alarm. For myself, I can't see it. I still feel comfortable attending a play in a large (or, as usual in my case) small theater. I guess its just a "wait and see" situation. And what about movie theaters? I intend to go to some of them during this vacation. Nothing to do, I suppose, but wait it out.
  Tonight, may head to Brooklyn to see a play in Sunset Park, first stopping at a friend's opening at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (a long way from Sunset Park). Yesterday two good sessions---will continue on Saturday---I don't expect any of them to be canceled. Afterwards, kept my promise to myself. Did not go straight home---instead visited Lansdowne Road, the bar on 10th and 44th, where I watched some basketball, had a nice salad, and visited with Mel, my server-actress friend. She was glad to see me--I have a  nice bond with her. She is getting married in June---seems comfortable with it, I have not met her fiance. Returned home in a much better state.
  Is my vision of theater going changing? Somehow I can't feel as excited as I did even a year ago. I know there are really interesting pieces that I could see, but in my head, I have already seen them. I can't find the urgency that I have previously felt---still, I am scheduled to see a musical on Saturday, and do want to go to Brooklyn to see GNIT next week (if the theater remains opened) . City Center's Encores is presenting Love Life, the little known collaboration between Alan Jay Lerner and Kurt Weill---that is next week, and I really feel I have to see that. Nothing to do but to take things one day at a time (or really one hour at a time).
That is the report for today--will report soon.

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