This past week has been a flurry of theatre activities. On Thursday we went to the Great American Melodrama in Oceano for a performance of the Werewolf and Dr. Oz. It was a campy loose take off on the Wizard of Oz. The play (original) takes place first followed by a vaudeville act. The theatre was recently renovated and looks very respectable. It has a western feel with sawdust on the main floor where there are 36 tables for 4 set up. The sides and back of the theatre are lined with 3 levels of "balcony" seating each with row with a shelf in front to hold any food/drink purchased. It was fun and entertaining.
Friday we ushered for a local group of mostly women called the Central Coast Follies. Every year they put on a dance and song show to raise money for Parkinson Disease research. It's kind of like watching your grandma's dance recital. This year they added a hula number complete with about a dozen children getting into the act. There was also a silks routine coupled with a ring routine. The young ladies were suspended on a large ring and doing intricate maneuvers on the ring and then also climbing up and down silk ropes suspended from the ceiling.
Saturday was our only night to catch a performance at our local high school. They put on the very challenging comedy "Noises Off" and they pulled it off for the most part. They even put on British accents and most kept in accent throughout the show. They had the comedic timing down pretty well. Bravo.
Finally last night we worked concessions at the Clark Center and had an opportunity to listen and watch the Kingston Trio put on a terrific show with tons of very familiar music - you know, "Tom Dooley", "Charlie on the MTA", "500 miles", "Where have all the flowers gone?" etc. Fabulous show.
This past week has been a flurry of theatre activities. On Thursday we went to the Great American Melodrama in Oceano for a performance of the Werewolf and Dr. Oz. It was a campy loose take off on the Wizard of Oz. The play (original) takes place first followed by a vaudeville act. The theatre was recently renovated and looks very respectable. It has a western feel with sawdust on the main floor where there are 36 tables for 4 set up. The sides and back of the theatre are lined with 3 levels of "balcony" seating each with row with a shelf in front to hold any food/drink purchased. It was fun and entertaining.
Friday we ushered for a local group of mostly women called the Central Coast Follies. Every year they put on a dance and song show to raise money for Parkinson Disease research. It's kind of like watching your grandma's dance recital. This year they added a hula number complete with about a dozen children getting into the act. There was also a silks routine coupled with a ring routine. The young ladies were suspended on a large ring and doing intricate maneuvers on the ring and then also climbing up and down silk ropes suspended from the ceiling. 
Saturday was our only night to catch a performance at our local high school. They put on the very challenging comedy "Noises Off" and they pulled it off for the most part. They even put on British accents and most kept in accent throughout the show. They had the comedic timing down pretty well. Bravo.
Finally last night we worked concessions at the Clark Center and had an opportunity to listen and watch the Kingston Trio put on a terrific show with tons of very familiar music - you know, "Tom Dooley", "Charlie on the MTA", "500 miles", "Where have all the flowers gone?" etc. Fabulous show.
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