Mount Olympus

Last month when we saw Xanadu we were looking forward to seeing our friend in the lead role. Unfortunately, he was sick that day. So we decided to see it again – this time with him it. So I bought tickets for another show. We wanted a different viewpoint so I worked with a ticket agent to see what seats we could come up with. We were able to get seats on “Mount Olympus” a section of six seats on one side of the stage. Since we had already seen the show we knew that we were be asked to participate in parts of the show. Marina was thrilled!

When we arrived we ordered drinks in the lobby and sat at the bar until the house opened. When we went in, we were called “demi goddesses” because of our seats. Marina loved that!A short while later, the other four people sitting on Mount Olympus arrived. Two of them had seen the show already and knew what was coming. They wanted to surprise the other two. We were all excited about it.

When the point in the show came to identify those sitting on Mount Olympus as muses Marina was thrilled to be chosen as Thalia, goddess of comedy. She was even given a crown of laurel leaves to wear.  Several times during the show she was asked to read a line of a card. As goddess of comedy, it was always a joke.

We had a great time seeing the show again. We both agreed it was more fun this time. While the cast was taking their bows they actually acknowledged us on Mount Olympus as well.  After the show was over, we waited in the lobby to see our friend. He came out fairly quickly and gave us each a warm hug. We brought flowers for him and chatted for a while.

Before we left we talked with the women in the cast as well. After talking with for a few minutes we headed to the car. It had a been a fun day, but a very long one!