We are off to the Cities to get a little "culture." Ten of us are making the pilgrimage to the Plymouth Playhouse for their "Play and Stay" package--tickets to the play, a night at the Best Western and a coupon for dinner at the Green Mill. We're going to take off in two vehicles around 10:00 on Wednesday morning, April 19th, stop along the way many times to "rest" and stretch our legs, and stop for lunch. The normal trip takes a little over three hours but it will probably take us five hours! Dinner at the Green Mill is at 6:00 p.m. and the play starts at 8:00. Mary has "Church Lady" aprons for all of us to wear, so we should make quite an entrance when we show up in a group. We'll head home on Thursday, stop along the way many times to "rest" and to stretch our legs, stop at the Outlet Mall, and stop for lunch--sounds like about six hours for the return trip.
From the website: "A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there, CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES, is a new musical comedy featuring four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church about to undergo changes in 1965. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see them handle a record breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fund Raiser, and, of course, a steaming hot July wedding. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias" of the church. Funny and down to earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold from below the house of God.
CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES uses the renowned Scandinavian Lutheran humor writings of The Lutheran Ladies, Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson, authors of a host of humorous books the most famous being GROWING UP LUTHERAN. The script is by Jessica Zuehlke and Jim Stowell with music and lyrics by composer Drew Jansen, who gave us the music for the popular long-running hit musical, HOW TO TALK MINNESOTAN, THE MUSICAL." Check out the link for the play on the right.
We know that we will recognize many of these women (perhaps as ourselves??) and compare them to women in our own churches. It sounds like a lot of fun and we will be sure to post some photos and a report of our trip when we return!
