Dinner Theatre with Friends

Had an awesome time Sunday night! Rhiannon, my 11 year old creative genius, wrote a play about a modern Cinderella, and has been rehearsing it with friends for a couple of months now. She decided to have all the parents over to see the play.

I've been desperately needing to move our 800 pound piano back into the house. It was banished to the garage during the remodel, and I have been informed I have most likely destroyed the sound board by exposing it to severe temperatures. So, I bribed my friends with a pre-play dinner in return for the loan of a few muscles to carry the piano into the house! I have to say, I was very impressed with the muscular and manuverability skills of Pat, Troy, Chris, and Clint. Not only was the piano very large and heavy, but they had to carry it all the way around the house and through the treacherous bare dirt play area affectionately known as "Holes" or "the Nile". They were so quick and efficient! They moved that piano and were on to more important things like drinking wine and snacking on cheese fondue in no time.

Dinner was delicious. I was nervous about serving a family favorite, fish chowder, because I myself was suspicious of it the first time I had it. It's now one of my favorite meals. I decided to supplement the chowder with fondues. My girls gave me a fondue pot for Christmas, and it's so much fun! Seems like the perfect party snack. So we served a cheese fondue with herbed bread cubes and fresh veggies, along with a chocolate fondue with angel cake and fruit. Needless to say, the chocolate fondue was never unattended!

The only thing that could have made dinner better would have been...bar stools! We spent most of the night hovering around the new bar in the kitchen. It's an awesome gathering place, but I only have two stools (donated by Mary Ellen!). So, most of us ended up standing. We could have sat in the comfy living room, but then we would have been so FAR from the food!

The play was...what can I say...fabulous! It was tongue in cheek, witty, funny, and the actors really enjoyed their parts. I was so impressed with all the efforts the kids made to put out a real production. They spent time creating sets, developing costumes and doing makeup, in addition to memorizing their lines. It's been a great experience for them on learning to work as a team, and I'm so impressed with their efforts! I have a feeling there will be other plays in the future, as I've heard rumors of other budding playwrights working on scripts!

After the play the kids got involved in a drama about school, ironically enough, while the rest of us visited around the bar. It's so fun to get together with friends!