Happy St. Nicholas' Day 1891, y'all! The Marley Bridges Theatre gang were all in Christmas form last night as we had our last rehearsal before moving into more intense dress/tech rehearsals for our annual Victorian Christmas Feast. Before rehearsal began several of the ladies were working on Christmas Tree centerpieces for the tables. The scene was like something out of one of those old Norman Rockwell paintings. A quaint scene of women sipping tea, eating cookies, laughing, and making Christmas decorations. Cheesy? Sure, but we love Christmas here.
I was so inspired by the scene that I put on my favorite Christmas album of all time: John Denver and the Muppets, A Christmas Together. It made me smile. A lot. My favorite part is when Miss Piggy sings "Christmas is Coming the goose is getting fat (Ugh!)" That big piggy "Ugh" cracks me up every time.
And speaking of Muppets, have you seen their new movie yet? The company members of the Marley Bridges Theatre Company (who have seen it) unanimously agree that it is a great movie. Patrick liked it even better the second time around. Let's face it: our sense of humor is much like the Muppets'. We're odd, fun-loving, and rarely mean. We also have our tender moments. Remember when Piggy hired that real priest to do the wedding scene in "The Muppets Take Manhattan"? That was simultaneously hilarious and sweet. I think that that's the kind of humor we need today. So many comedians make a living ridiculing people or belittling groups. I like to think that Muppetesque humor is what the world needs. But then again, this comes from a guy that dresses like a pirate in a murder mystery one day and sings English Christmas Carols about the birth of Christ the next.
Happy Christmas!
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