A Good Review of a Play
I invited Bruce to a play at the Mark Taper Forum and we Got there a little early. We Handed our tickets to the woman at the door and Found our seats.
Megan: I’m glad we got here early to find our seats. I know that this is a Sold out Performance.
Bruce: The Cast is supposed to be really good. I read a Rave review of the play in the Paper last week. The review said that the Leads are Perfectly cast and the Directing is Inspired. Federica saw it a couple of weeks ago and she said that the Staging and the Costumes were really Something to see.
Megan: I’m really glad. The last time I came to a play at this theater, it was a Bomb. The two Lead actors weren’t Up to their parts and the whole production was Amateur. It Closed early after only two weeks.
Bruce: That won’t happen with this play. Hey, they’re Dimming the lights. The Curtain should be going up Any minute
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