such a total farce

Last night was another Out With A.C.T. night, and Kevin and I were in form again.



I don't have much time so here are the highlights:

GREAT performance. Nancy Dussault owned the play, but the young redheaded suitor often stole it. It was Molière's The Imaginary Invalid, as adapted by Constance Cogdon. Very funny.

Kevin did not find it quite as amusing as I did, and found it at times to campy, at one point going so far as to call it a farce. I pointed out that this IS farce. This is were farce comes from. Molère basically invented, and if not invented then cemented, the genre. It's supposed to be camp. This was new at the time— we are talking about 16th century France.

But that's not the point and I have to rush.

We loved Nancy Dussault (and you may know here from her many stage and screen appearances, but she is famous for her role as the mother on Too Close for Comfort. She was kind enough to join the Out-ers after the show. She was so sweet (and amazing in her role).

And she was all interested in blogs but had never seen one. So I gave her my card and now she gets to be on one.



Love you.

Also high on our praise list is Promotions Manager Randy Taradash. Randy is always a superlative host, and Kevin and I have enjoyed getting to know him over the seasons. He ushered us behind the scenes for a little tour and we may have a venue for Kevin's 40th.

Randy has also undergone some serious measures for weight loss. I thought I was doing well on the South Beach Diet (I'm three notches in on my belts now), but Randy has lost 150 pounds over the past several months. Wow.

And looking good, Randy.



Also shout to Randy's friend, and now ours, Jason. (tasty morsel)

I'm willing to post a plug for Zazil ("Coastal Mexican Cuisine") who sponsored/catered the reception. Their ceviche was a little spicy for me but really good, and the bbq/molé or whatever the chicken was tasted wonderful. I think they are located in the new Westfield Center, near Bloomingdales.

Another plug to the very entertaining Shawn Ryan, who with his trio performed at the reception and will be playing the Herbst in August. Go.

If I think about it I'll update this post later to include the somewhat amusing accosting/exchange with Nancy, company regular.

But for now I will dash off with final shouts out to the Kids in the Corner (nobody puts Baby in a corner): Emily, Scott, and Brett.



Note to Scott: I'm not kidding. If Brett is not your significant other, e-mail me. We're going out.


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