The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge and our Feliz Navidad Dinner
This evening, we continued a 12 year tradition of our Feliz Navidad dinner where we go out to a nice Mexican Dinner. We went to our favorite Mexican Restaurant, Toreros in Renton. We had a great time with our family. The owner, Ted Rodriguez has been serving some of the best Mexican food for 30 years. As an aside, Mr. Rodriguez serves as a Deacon in a local church. He's one of the nicest, most caring people I have ever known.
After we ate, we had some time before the show, so we went over to the SBC aka; Seattle's Best Coffee. I have always liked their espresso and they seem to have better handle on the Christmas merchandising then so many other coffee chains. Hard to believe that they are owned by Starbuck's, who don't do the Christmas Spirit half as well, IMHO.
Then it was Showtime. The play was a comedy called "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge". A new production by the Renton Civic Theatre. This is the second production we have seen at this theatre it was top notch, like the last. We all agreed that it was a great show. It was fun, hilarious, original and they paid attention to the details. I loved the juxtaposition they used with two other characters, to Scrooge and Bob Cratchit. - I won't delve into that too much but I'll give you the synopsis from their website:
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
By Mark Brown
December 4th 19th 2009
The Trial of the Century! A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is back to his old ways and is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. One by one, Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's nephew Fred, solicitor and philanthropist Sara Anne Wainwright, and the ghosts themselves take the witness stand to give their account of that famous night. "A delightful new holiday tradition" - Talkin' Broadway. "A sequel worthy of Dickens' approval" - The Seattle Times. Bill Huls, RCT's Artistic Director, will direct this soon to be Christmas classic.
--from the Renton Civic Theatre Website
http://www.rentoncivictheater.org/
http://www.rentoncivictheater.org/
It was so good I'm thinking seriously about going back to see it one more time before Christmas. I recommend this play to everyone. J wants us to purchase season tickets next season. I will think about it.
I think it's important to support our small local theater groups right now. In this tough economy, it's one of the best entertainment values. Much better than the CRAP coming out of Hollywood these days. So much more fulfilling to get your culture on.
As another aside, RCT is on a mission to complete the purchase of thier theater building. They received a grant from 4Culture for $50k and they used it to pay down their mortgage. That inspired their "Burn The Mortgage" fund raising campaign. I purchased some raffle tickets to help them out.
Check it out and Merry Christmas!
