Clara Olsen: "You mean, you want to be buried with me? . . . well, I suppose it could be arranged."
Gertrude: Well, I've always trusted old!" people, but I didn't trust you when you were 40 Clara
Last week was EOTS (Edge of the Seaters Theater Company) Valentines dinner theater. We really wanted it to be nice this year. Great food, good solid plays etc. We decided that doing 2 1 act plays may be easier to pull off than a full length play. In some ways that was true, in others it was NOT. Lynette and I did one of the plays, "Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn" it is the story of two octogenarians, best friends for over 40 years who while at lunch discuss life, the unknown fears of death, heaven and hell, and their personal relationship. Well, it was fun, nerve wracking and challenging. Yes, it was easier to pull off a 2 man one act, but the fear involved of only 2 of you being on stage and everyone knows whose line it is next was a intense for me. I was Clara Olsen, bossy, determined, always right (of course), know it all to Lynette's Gertrude, shy reserved, unassuming, yet the true example of loving and forgiving. At the end of the play, Gertrude asks Clara for a favor, "Take me with you Clara," "Where?" "To your mausoleum." "Well, it hasn't been built yet." "I know, let's make the plans together, let's arrange it all. It would make me so happy to know that when it's time, there will be room for me, that you'll be waiting." Clara is somewhat taken back, sums up the situation and the debt she owes her lifelong friend and decides there is no reason the two can't be buried together in her mausoleum. The last line of the play comes from Gertrude who has asked Clara to wait at the table for her while she goes to the bathroom prior to leaving. Clara assures her she will wait. "Oh, Clara, its so nice to know you have a friend, waiting." And it is! We had fun, learned some lessons of life, did a good performance, had wonderful meals and I'm glad I made the time.
Last week was EOTS (Edge of the Seaters Theater Company) Valentines dinner theater. We really wanted it to be nice this year. Great food, good solid plays etc. We decided that doing 2 1 act plays may be easier to pull off than a full length play. In some ways that was true, in others it was NOT. Lynette and I did one of the plays, "Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn" it is the story of two octogenarians, best friends for over 40 years who while at lunch discuss life, the unknown fears of death, heaven and hell, and their personal relationship. Well, it was fun, nerve wracking and challenging. Yes, it was easier to pull off a 2 man one act, but the fear involved of only 2 of you being on stage and everyone knows whose line it is next was a intense for me. I was Clara Olsen, bossy, determined, always right (of course), know it all to Lynette's Gertrude, shy reserved, unassuming, yet the true example of loving and forgiving. At the end of the play, Gertrude asks Clara for a favor, "Take me with you Clara," "Where?" "To your mausoleum." "Well, it hasn't been built yet." "I know, let's make the plans together, let's arrange it all. It would make me so happy to know that when it's time, there will be room for me, that you'll be waiting." Clara is somewhat taken back, sums up the situation and the debt she owes her lifelong friend and decides there is no reason the two can't be buried together in her mausoleum. The last line of the play comes from Gertrude who has asked Clara to wait at the table for her while she goes to the bathroom prior to leaving. Clara assures her she will wait. "Oh, Clara, its so nice to know you have a friend, waiting." And it is! We had fun, learned some lessons of life, did a good performance, had wonderful meals and I'm glad I made the time.
3 comments:
I'm so glad everything went well! It would have been fun to see. But I'm glad you got at least one thing off your plate now.
I wish I could have seen it. I love going to your plays!
I seriously didn't think that was you... but Jeremy assures me it is. That makeup and wig put 35 years on you! What a crack up. I wish I could have seen it... one of these days I'll see you in a play!
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