Last night a friend and I decided to catch a play presented by the Blaine Community Theater. First time I’ve had the pleasure. The group performs right here, so why not? I’m glad I went! “Vampire Dreams” written by Suzy McKee Charnas and directed by Christopher Key and Linda Adler was enjoyable.

It was fascinating to watch how the story moved along between the four actors. I was swept up into the current day storyline of a Manhattan psychiatrist, her own wants and needs held at arm’s length, dealing with a patient, a professor, who wasn’t allowed to return to teaching until he was “cured” of his delusion of being a vampire.

Clever interaction took place between shrink and patient, bringing about a risky openness and candor in both characters.

Cast consisted of Karen Edland (Dr. Floria Landauer), Christopher Key (Prof. Edward Weyland), Phillip Wheeler (Kenny) and Kerry Walker (Lucille). The crew was comprised of Rick Collier, Marc Cutler, Laree Griffith, and Autumn Griffith.

A hearty congratulations and “Thank You” to cast and crew!

“Vampire Dreams” was performed at Blaine Middle School October 17, 18, 24 and 25, and will be performed again at The Firehouse Performing Arts Center in Fairhaven October 31, November 1 and 2. (360) 391-0582 for more details.

Want to get involved in the Blaine Community Theater group? I understand they’ll be meeting at the Blaine Library the evening of November 3rd. I think they said 6:30 p.m.

They’re always on the lookout for new b-l-o-o-d .

http://www.blainecommunitytheater.org/

Autumnal Reds

Speeding through September into October, and so many more indications of autumn upon Birch Bay than just golden leaves turning to red. There’s a chill in the air even when the sun is shining, all the little crab boats have been dry-docked (a solitary faded blue and white catamaran remains bobbing on high tide, someone optimistic about taking ‘er out for one more sail before pulling ‘er off the tide flats for the winter), more chimneys are sending up cheerful smoke signals, people are exchanging soup recipes and bringing pumpkin bread into the office.

Cloud cover obscures the sun and the entire spectrum of colors is dulled. I think the red leaves demand notice. Red refuses to be subdued. However, when the sun bursts through … wow! A metaphorical light switch is flipped on and all colors glow.

But today, I’m enjoying and rejoicing in reds; from fallen leaves to …

(Hmmm, maybe tonight’s a good one for making some homemade tomato bisque, eh?)

By-the-way, all of the above photographs were shot with a Treo phone. Doncha just LUV modern technology? Bring it on!