My going-out getup got out again last weekend. It made it to dinner and a show! Nate treated the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks Team to a night at the local theater to see Becoming Dr. Ruth, a 90-minute performance without intermission, based on the life of sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
I was a little concerned at first…for Nate. The show would focus on just one actor with one set. Would there be lulls in the performance? Would we fall asleep?
I had nothing to worry about. The show was fast paced.
Also, the setting consisted of “moving boxes,” some of which the Dr. Ruth character would open to tell stories about objects or pictures that were significant and part of her narrative. The lights would illuminate all the white boxes to transform them into buildings or display photos of family members and distinct places.
And that’s when the DIY wheels in my mind started turning. I figured I could use some special effects like that in my own house. So I’ll be looking up how to project livelier images onto parts of the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks headquarters that need a little more love—like the pantry. I think I should get a camera that would project neat shelves, stocked with tidy jars. My closet could use this kind of technology-artistry—and all the walls we haven’t painted yet.
So it looks like a trip to the theater might result in a resounding blast of the craft alarm—a very theatrical one with costume changes and everything.
Your Turn: When’s the last time you’ve been to the theater? What did you see?
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 
Thanks for sharing this idea Anita
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You’re welcome!
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I saw this play in NY a few years ago, and enjoyed it. Fascinating woman.
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I agree–it was a fascinating play. I learned so much!
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Last year to see a whodunnit “wish you were dead” on my cousins 70th birthday. Was very good but didn’t give me any ideas !
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Sounds like fun!
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I dunno, somewhere in the early 2000s? It was a musical performed in some kind of barn theater next a pasture. I really enjoyed it!
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It’s not every day that a theater show inspires an audience member to contemplate doing some home improvement projects. Becoming Dr. Ruth is powerful!
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It was an excellent show–we enjoyed it!
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I googled her a few minutes ago and was glad to learn she is still with us. She is 95.
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Wow! It inspired you to do some home projects! I haven’t gone to any live theatre in a long time but this one must be really great. 😊
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I was fascinated by the transformations of the theater space with just the lights–it was really cool.
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A few years ago, I saw a high school production of “These Shining Lives,” with my granddaughter playing the lead.
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I went last Thursday. Saw a Sign of the Times, a jukebox musical about 1965. It was very average, but the music, though not all from 65, was fun
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Musicals are so much fun!
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I don’t know this show, but I love going to the theater, I go at least once a month, and next Thursday I’m going to see Jesus Christ Superstar
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