Indy Theatre Habit

As I mentioned in my last post, May is a crazy-busy month for me at my day job.  I have been working some long days there lately.  However, by this afternoon (Sunday) I felt reasonably caught up.  I had missed the Our Town Players’ Shakespeare piece out at Franklin, I had missed “South Pacific” at Footlite, I had missed “Leading Ladies” at Civic, I had even missed the Broad Ripple Art Fair, but I still had time to see the 5:00 performance of ”Five Course Love” at Theatre on the Square if I put off mowing the lawn until tomorrow.

Or so I thought.

I drove downtown…only to find a sign on TOTS’ door saying the Sunday performance had been cancelled due to illness.

“Well, phooey!” I thought.  “That’s one whole hour of my life spent in needless driving on a gorgeous day and eight dollars’ worth of gasoline wasted.  PHOOEY!”

I actually said another word, but I am trying to use that word more selectively.

And, actually, this wasn’t an “f-word” situation.   I could rant that it is actors’ and crew members’ responsibility to keep themselves healthy when they are in a show, but even with the best of intentions, people do get sick.  Stuff happens. And the only theatre I know of around here that casts understudies is the IRT.

I suppose I could have called first to confirm that the show wasn’t sold out (or cancelled!) but I took my chances, as I often do.  This was one of those rare times when I was disappointed.

Very disappointed.

But…I took myself out to dinner at Bob Evans instead and read some more of the novel that I had in my purse.  (Never leave the house without a book!)

So…I hope whoever was sick at TOTS feels better soon.

Hope Baugh - www.IndyTheatreHabit.com