Most of our entertainment comes to us on something flat. Television, computer, video game, movie. Flat. Flat. Flat. Flat. The screen is flat, the people are flat. The television set comes right out and says it. Flat screen TV.So it is startling to see theater. There is nothing flat about it. It is round. In three dimensions. It is human. And many of those humans are people you know. And you didn't know they were so talented.
GroveAtopia does not see all the shows that come to the Cottage Theater. And even when I do get tickets, I have a little dread about having to make the effort to see the show. But every time - every single time I go I am deeply impressed. Our little theater, the one that runs on sheer will power and passion does not cut corners. It puts on quality shows that often sell out.
It's a lot easier not to go to the theater. It's way easier to stay home and watch something flat. But do yourself a favor. Get tickets. Go to a show and experience your friends and neighbors doing things you didn't know they could do. Watch real people tell you a story that happens in real time and will never ever again happen the way it just did. You could try to capture it, but then the only way to see it would be on something flat. Don't bother.
But do bother to see at least one show this season. When you do, you will find it's more than a tad disappointing to have to go back to something flat.
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