Loving the Loire

Today I have received my monthly magazine "More" and inside was an article on Loire Valley. Place I always wanted to see. It needs to be in my "Bucket List".

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns, villages and great architectural monuments (the châteaux). Loire Valley, known as "the Garden of France", was the favorite residence of Kings of France during the Renaissance period .They made this peaceful countryside the setting for their dreams.

A Raisin in the Sun at The Herberger Theater

Photo by Peter Jennings/Arizona Theatre Company

Last night my friend took me to see Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun" at The Herberger Theater. It's a play about the dreams and hopes of a black family living in South side Chicago during the 1950s. This was the first play by a black woman to be staged on Broadway. The 1959 production was directed by Lloyd Richards, who was the first black director to have a play on Broadway.

I am not going to go into details what happens, except to say that this is a play packed with emotional drama. We left the theatre commenting on the wonderful performances by the entire cast. Like really good plays, after a short while you stopped noticing that you were watching actors and instead it seemed as though you were watching the lives of people from years ago.
Yhe immediacy of a play just can't be duplicated in film. It is truly something that must be experienced in person. So, if you can, I'd suggest you head on down and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed.