Friday was pretty chill (and chill-y) - we slept in and did some things around the house. Then we decided that we would try to win the Hair lottery so we headed downtown. Our friends met up with us to throw their names in the hat to try to win for us but we all ended up losing! Then we walked over to Next To Normal to try to win that lottery for Stephanie and Betsy won! It was freezing that night so we walked over to TKTS to see what else we could see. Our friends highly recommended Sarah Ruhl's play "In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)" and we ended up getting amazing seats from TKTS - row 6, center, on the aisle! The play was amazing - I was weeping at the end! It's so funny and at the end, so poignant. Sarah Ruhl is an amazing poet - her images and ideas are so striking. The play touches on so many interesting themes/ideas - not the least of which is the actual historic reality of vibrators being used purely as medical treatment for women's "hysteria". I found the themes of being seen and heard, whether or not touch equals love, true connection, etc. very stimulating. (Sorry, bad pun. I can't help it - I'm married to James.) But seriously, everyone must see it - it is beautiful. Afterward, we went over to Betsy's for another round of apple cranberry crisp - the perfect end to a wonderful evening.
LESSON OF THE PLAY: Sarah Ruhl rules.
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