Off Broadway
Pen Pals
Bernie and Mags are pen pals.Their story begins in the fall of 1955 when both are 14-ish years old. Both are filled with thoughts and few people to share them with.
December 26, 2024
For my money, the theatre is up there in the ten top reasons to be human. I leave my home and go sit in a dark room with complete strangers and watch actors do their stuff because I want to be inspired. I’m asking to be involved. I’m volunteering to be led down any old path they choose as long as they don’t let go of my hand. And if I see a show, and it is NOT so very good – I will try to divert you, because I don’t want you to come to the temple when the preaching isn’t up to snuff. I will bar the door, I will swing from rafters, I will yell FIRE just to set your feet on a path that does not lead to disappointment. Do something different with your evening I will say. Save your money for dinner with a friend you haven’t seen in months because you are too frigging busy. Go take a walk with your dog or your child or your significant other. Go to bed early, I will say. Don’t come to the theatre when it is less than it can be. I’m an usher snob, and that’s all there is to it.
Bernie and Mags are pen pals.Their story begins in the fall of 1955 when both are 14-ish years old. Both are filled with thoughts and few people to share them with.
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