Get Action

Tilting at windmills and filling the seats

“Get action. Do things; be sane; don’t fritter away your time; create, act, take a place wherever you are and be somebody; get action.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Imagine a world without air conditioning, hot running water or washing machines where people decided this kind of getup was a good idea.

We went to see Man of La Mancha last night, the final big production of the Toledo Rep’s 91^st season (a smaller play, Red Speedo, in conjunction with Actors’ Collaborative Toledo, runs in a couple weeks).  It was a triumph.  The place was packed, leads Eric Hillenbrand and Sarah Dusseau were absolutely on fire, and the musical numbers were some of the best I’ve seen and heard on a regional stage.

This was our first year as season ticket holders at the Rep, and even though I dabbled in community theater years ago, going to half a dozen shows in a season made me feel like the people I used to see at their first-ever comedy club outing.  It’s like, you knew this was a thing that existed, but seeing it in action is like peeling back the floorboards of your town and seeing a tiny underground city humming along.  Like, “y’all have just been doing this the whole time?”