So, the Taproot Theatre, a local theatrical group we enjoy getting to occasionally, has announced they'll be staging a Tolkien / Lewis themed play, called simply LEWIS AND TOLKIEN.
Written by Dean Batoli, whose work I don't know (apparently BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER scripts figured in largely), it imagines a chance meeting between CSL and JRRT at some point after the Inklings towards the end of Lewis's life. Sounds like it has potential. At any rate, I plan to go, so here's hoping it's good.
DATE: January 22nd through February 22nd, 2025
THE SEASON: just to give a better idea of what Taproot's like, the four other plays that make up this season are
A RAISIN IN THE SUN (not my kind of thing),
The Patsy Cline Story (likewise),
MURDER ON THE LINKS (Poirot stories can be fun, but I'm doubtfull about their choice of a murder mystery play set on a golf course), and
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (which I've seen more than once, and read several more times; the problem here is deciding how many times I want to see the same play).
I guess we'll find out
--John R
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