I began this afternoon with a trip down to Lois and Les’ house where Lois had arranged a lunch with some of the family. In addition to Lois and Les, her kids Karen and Bob were there as were my cousins Nick and Dave. It was nice to see them all as it’s been 20 years since I’ve seen some of them. I guess we’re all getting a little older. Les is now 97 and he’s still looking great, and in a few weeks Lois and Les will have been married 71 years. Wow!
After lunch and some nice conversation, I headed back up to see the last play in my Colorado Shakespeare Festival season. It was an original practices production of King John. This is only the second time I’ve seen King John, a history play that deals with who is the legitimate heir to the throne. The OP productions are generally pretty exciting, and they did a great job. The cast is always very energized, and this year it came off very well. I highly enjoyed it. I stayed for the talk-back as did a lot of people. This has been a great five days of theater, and I’m very sorry to see it end.
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