Well, well - it is nearly a week since the rampant creativity of an oyster bbq FUNdraiser - the 17th or 18th annual of the type for we theater simpletons. Fairly straightforward idea: throw a party, fire up several barbecues, make a bunch of food and invite friends to do the same, then add a keg of great beer, a few gallons of some infamous sangria, and 40 dozen oysters. Ask pasl to bring friends, more food, and something to toss into the piggy bacnk to help fund more theatrical escapades.
Repeat as necessary.
Andrew and I are of the opinion that a good party should always repeat, and have its variations. This year they were foodie and croquet. Lots more kids, a few less dogs, but wow- GREAT weather. (We'll put in our request for next year.
The hurdles this year were numberous, not the least of which was: WHERE THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO FIND OYSTERS?? A rare heat spell had temporarily closed ALL the local oysters beds - just as we made our order. But we found 'em, and we're keeping 'em a secret, or we might not have them next year.
many thanks, by hte way, to the sponsors of this years oysters (Mel Nyffler and DINETTE, the fantastic bistro on Capitol Hill) and to the sponsors of the BEER, which was a marvelous Maritime Pacific brew, courtesy of Lowell's in Pike Market, and Mark, their groovy manager. (Talk about knowing your audience - he knows from artists and beer, ohhhhh yeah.)
Llysa
who counts herself in the 'foodie' group. And who thinks Monique is right - we do theater merely so we can create art, make friends, then eat great, artistically inspiring food with our artsy friends. Ergo - making art and creating theater is ultimately just the mechanism... for eating! lol
Saturday, August 12, 2006
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