L'Chaim!

Last night Sean and I escaped the quiet streets of La Conner to take in a local production of Fiddler on the Roof, which is probably my favorite play of all time. I'm probably butchering all the proper drama terms, but it was put on by a super cool youth theater program and staged at McIntyre Hall, the area's incredible new performing arts center.

Never one to take a stage other than a soccer field or basketball court, watching Fiddler last night showed me how awesome it is to support community theater programs. No, it didn't run with the mechanical precision and grace of a Broadway production. No, not every song was sung completely in tune. But the new theater is gorgeous, the kids were beaming and the effort and love of many people was obvious in every costume, dance step and prop. And I got to support the whole thing while being entertained with "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker". Not a bad deal!