August 2009 Theater Outing: Happy Days (Beckett)

Post date: Jan 07, 2010 11:6:22 PM

Thanks to Kate for organizing our summer theater outing this year. We had great luck with the weather, enjoying a lovely summer evening picnic and performance of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days at CalShakes on August 30. The weather was not too hot, not too cold, the food was yummy, as always, our picnic tables were far enough from the pre-play lecture that we did not get scolded for talking too much, and we had a lovely group of fabulous Smithies to socialize with before the play. The lead actress, Patty Gallagher, did a wonderful job in her role, although to me Beckett seems like more of a winter playwright to me. A bit too grim for summer outdoor theater, to my taste.

~Sherrill