When I wasn't swimming or hiking yesterday I took a little bit of time in the morning to watch Over The Hedge again. Over The Hedge was the best animated film of last year. It's about a group of animals coming to grips with the humans who moved in over the hedge. My favorite animal from the film was a squirrel named Hammy. He has infinite speed and zips all around the place. Very funny, and well done.
When I was finished with Over The Hedge I realized that I needed a present for a kids birthday party so I went to Learning Express. And there I saw a poster for a local production of Arsenic and Old Lace which was happening last night. The last performance in fact. So I decided to go.
Turns out it was a high school performance and I was probably the only person who wasn't a student or family who was there. I'd never seen the play for, so I had no idea what to expect. About ten minutes in I was going to leave, but then the old aunts who are at the center of the play got to explaining their latest murder, and the play got funny fast. Not that the funniness was on stage so much, it was on the page. You see, this was like watching 15 Hammy's put on a play. Kids were zipping on and off stage so fast, and saying lines like they were on meth.
The two exceptions were the aunts. They started off the play and the pacing was good. But then Mortimer came on and amped up the speed and everyone else fell in line. So items like why the old ladies killed people and thought it was ok were completely lost.
Anyway, it was still more entertaining then a night at the movies.
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