Dream with Our Eyes Open

Saturday saw us desperately seeking a play - any play - that we could get to without having to do any driving into DC's less friendly downtown areas. See, the young lady has to watch a play every quarter and write a review for her school program. We'd hoped to hit some Shakespeare downtown (Metro-able), but left it 'til too late - all sold out.

So we ended up seeing a student production at University of Maryland (College Park), The Green Bird. It was originally a Commedia dell'Arte play from the late 18th century in Italy, written by Carlo Gozzi (who also wrote more famous stuff, like the story for Turandot). And actually, this was a good choice because it was a helluva lotta fun ...