We have become people that frequently are in an audience watching theater. While Ilene and I have always loved seeing live performances, and have done so with above average consistency, yet over the past few years it appears we have been on an escalating cycle of the more we consume, the greater our hunger. The above three were all seen in a single weekend.

How we got to this point is a product of several intertwined factors, each increasing the likelihood that we would wind-up viewing a couple dozen plays per year. First, I have the brain of a 5 year-old  that needs constant entertainment. Be it plays, movies, concerts or museums, I like to watch, and to lose myself in stories, and or, marvel at some new scientific discovery. I insisted on taking Lane to his first play at six months, and he was hooked. He fell in love with the theatre, and in high school and college was both on stage as well as working as a lighting designer. He was involved in show-so we saw those, and his passion resulted with us adding him to our season tickets.

           

   We also have a circle of friends that are very culturally aware; this increases both our desire and opportunities to partake in the artistic life of our city, and any other city we visit. As many plays we see, we have friends that seem to see even more. Not that I'm implying it's a competition, just that it reinforces the notion that we aren't crazy

                           

I don't always remember to take a picture, but these seem to be those where I remembered in the past year. I understand that we are privileged to have the opportunity to see so many works, Tickets aren't cheap, add to this the events at museums, concerts, clubs, and fundraisers and the total is more than I believe it is wise for me to tally. In short it is a great luxury.
       

WAVE Productions, Presents their first Director Festival!

UPDATE 02/14/2015

The show was a smashing success, this is not coming from just a biased dad, it was also the assessment of several biased parents, and a collection of Lane's friends that came in from Chicago to see the show.

Brock's family drove in from Indiana to see the show, and it was nice to spend a while talking to them. 

Brock did a fantastic job putting together a very fast moving show, and they did an amazing job gathering actors. I mean these people had to play 10 parts each, and made it look easy. The comedy worked, which is tricky since the show was written in 1971 and points of reference change. It was Brock's show, but Lane was a force behind the throne, designing and running lights, Art design, coordinating costumes.

WAVE Productions is a self-supporting, not-for-profit student theatre company operating primarily on Northwestern University's Evanston Campus. 

WAVE Productions ambition is to connect the Northwestern campus and surrounding communities through a common appreciation of the power of theatre. WAVE seeks to foster a new generation of both artists and audiences who recognize the stage as a way to communicate stories that challenge, entertain, provoke dialog, and perhaps even open doors to a brighter future. 

WAVE is dedicated to accomplishing these goals, while maintaining a safe, supportive environment in which creativity can flourish, and diversity, is embraced. We reject the notion that there is but one way to tell a story, WAVE would rather encourage our students explore, and develop their own voice.

  

It is with these goals in mind, that WAVE Productions Presents their first Director Festival!

The event displays three dynamically different thirty minute shows, intermingling in one small room comedy, absurdism, drama, and how to deal with life's constant obstacles.

Featuring:

"This from cloudland"
Directed by Jenna Perlstein

"Adaptation"
Directed by Brock Hall 

"Tragedy: A Tragedy"
Directed by Emily Martin 

Shows are Thursday and Friday, February 12th & 13th @ 8 PM

At the Music Institute of Chicago. 1702 Sherman Ave. Evanston, Illinois (right next to Panera)

Free admission!!  

(Free,as in devoid of any cost)
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OK, as you guessed, I have not started a new career promoting random,not-for-profit student theatre companies. Yes Lane has a connection to this performance. His roommate, and good friend, Brock Hall, is directing the comedy, "Adaptation," and Lane is going to be holding the jobs of lighting director, Art design, and even tasked with coordinating costumes. I can't speak for the other two works, though I'm sure they are quite good; "Adaptation" is a very funny short play by Elaine May. She is a director, screenwriter and actress. best known for comedy routines with Mike Nichols.