Today's post is from Ryan Miller, a leading member of Wolf Trap's Club 66. And many thanks to Andi Kling for the photos of this fine event.
I woke up this morning and could not believe the crazy dreams I had throughout the night. In the first one, Charlie Sheen and Anna Nicole Smith were partying together in Bordello, playing Twister and acting in, well, ways you would expect the two of them to act, given their propensity to not always be completely "legal" in their activities. Then, out of nowhere, Precious' mother (from the movie Precious) crashed the party, started a fight and then challenged Michael Jackson to a dance-off. Yes, the dream surely would not have been complete if the King of Pop did not make a cameo.
The next dream was equally as bizarre... Michael Phelps and Martha Stewart were in a "bar" in Amsterdam. Michael had gained a lot of weight since the Olympics and Martha was trying to convince him to get back into shape. Then, in true random dream fashion, the setting changed to a bikini wax parlor across town where Napoleon and Martha Stewart were fighting over who would get a bikini wax, as there was only one appointment remaining. Napoleon won the battle (big surprise). Now, here is where it gets really absurd... Lady Gaga appeared and said she was in the market for the "leftover hair" for a new dress that she wanted to make for her next awards show. From what I recall, she got what she wanted and then things were kind of blurry from then on.
For some strange reason, all of these characters broke out in song and belted operatic arias throughout various points of the dream. It was almost like they were trained opera singers, in addition to being celebrities. Wait a minute....
That wasn't a dream at all...
That actually happened! And it was trained opera singers portraying these characters.
The next dream was equally as bizarre... Michael Phelps and Martha Stewart were in a "bar" in Amsterdam. Michael had gained a lot of weight since the Olympics and Martha was trying to convince him to get back into shape. Then, in true random dream fashion, the setting changed to a bikini wax parlor across town where Napoleon and Martha Stewart were fighting over who would get a bikini wax, as there was only one appointment remaining. Napoleon won the battle (big surprise). Now, here is where it gets really absurd... Lady Gaga appeared and said she was in the market for the "leftover hair" for a new dress that she wanted to make for her next awards show. From what I recall, she got what she wanted and then things were kind of blurry from then on.
For some strange reason, all of these characters broke out in song and belted operatic arias throughout various points of the dream. It was almost like they were trained opera singers, in addition to being celebrities. Wait a minute....
That wasn't a dream at all...
That actually happened! And it was trained opera singers portraying these characters.
It happened at Wolf Trap during Club 66's Instant Opera event on Saturday evening. Yes, as random and unconscionable as the aforementioned might appear to be, it was equally as spontaneous and hilarious! For just over an hour, five extremely talented artists from the Wolf Trap Opera Company kept the laughs coming. They brilliantly wove these disparate characters, settings and events - taken as suggestions from the crowd - into a story that somehow made sense in the end.
Unscripted, unrehearsed...unrivaled. Words don't do the talent justice. If you were there, you know what I mean. If you weren't, then we hope to see you next time. Sweet dreams.
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