See a show at a local theater this holiday season

One of my favorite movies as a kid was Auntie Mame, so when I saw a local theater group performing Mame on stage, I was all over that.  And what a great night.  It was not a big production, broadway play, it was a local theater group bringing theater to a local community.  Nevertheless, the family dressed up and headed out the door.  The theater was a converted barn located inside a park.  We got second row seats. The actors came down the stairs.   I felt we could reach out and touch them.   They walked on stage and did their opening number.  The lights dimmed, end of act one.  We watched in the darkened theater as the actors moved the set around for the next act.  At intermission we take a potty break, get snacks, talked about what we liked and who were our favorites.  There was art hung around the lobby by local artists.  We look around.  The show is about to begin, we're back in our seats, and back in the story.  After the big number at the end, the cast went outside where we could greet them and ask questions, tell them what a great job and take pictures with them (I forgot my camera :( )  It was a great night.

This holiday season, many local theater groups do holiday shows.  Go out and buy a ticket.  Dress up and go see a show.  Bring a camera just in case. The tickets were reasonable, about as much as a movie ticket and yet the experience is different than a movie.  The show may not be Broadway worthy however the experience is better (yes, I've been to a Broadway show :) )