Next Fall

Yeah, Erin got to see theatre... for free!!! It's all about who you know (such a redundant, cliche, spot-on statement)

Anyway, back to theatre, I attended the play Next Fall this evening. Story: Individual characters arrive one-by-one to a hospital waiting room. We come to find out "Luke" is in a coma from being hit by a taxi. Present are his father and mother, no longer married and definitely characters; his religious, Bible-toting, estranged friend; his boss who refers to herself as a "fag-hag"; and his boyfriend. However, his parents do not know he is gay and has been living with his boyfriend for 4 years.

The play jumps back and forth, slowly revealing to the audience the relationship these two men shared. The incredibly intriguing element was that "Luke" was a Christian. The play approached the delicate subject matter tactfully and respectfully, I thought, by approaching it from all angles and presenting varying opinions and struggles of a couple with very different religious beliefs directly dealing with their lifestyle choices.

At intermission, my friend leaned over to me and said, "I have a feeling this is going to get very sad." And it did. I heard audible sobs from the theatre and will openly admit I cried... more than once. A very touching play that stayed with me on the subway ride home and made me keep my eyes open long enough to write this. Good nite!