Letters to Amuse

Yesterday I had the opportunity to experience a different kind of art than I usually do!

I think that I have only been to one other play put on by Theatre North West here in Prince George but when the opportunity presented itself to spend a season going to plays with some of my favourite people I was excited for it. Yesterday we went to the season opener play, "Letter From Wingfield Farm". I have tell you, this one many show was amazing.

Not only did I find Rod Beattie and his acting amazing, it brought back so many memories of funny anecdotes from farm life and small town living. Funny enough, it also brought back memories of this exact play. It wasn't until a particularly funny line in the first act that I realized that I knew this play. It had been televised when I was a teenager and I remember watching it with my father and laughing and enjoying it. I thought that the actors where strikingly similar but when I got home I googled it and found out that not only were they similar, they were the same man! I also found out fun information (that is so readily available on the wonderful internet), like the fact that Rod Beattie was recognized in 2010 for having been in various plays from this series over 4000 times!! And I thought that it was a crazy coincidence to see it twice!

I would say that any person would only throw their life into a play the way that this man has if he truely loves it, and it is obvious from the phenomenal acting that he indeed does. So I say well done, Theatre North West, well done Rod Beattie! I am excited to see what TNW will have to come in the next three plays of the season.