We finished off our time in Ashland with two masterpieces. First, in the afternoon, we sat entranced through an outstanding production of Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill. Just a grand performance by outstanding actors. It wasn’t the first time we had seen it, but it was the best—and it entranced our hosts who had not seen it before. It’s long (3:45) and can be quite depressing if you let it, but it gets so much to heart of dysfunctional family issues.
The second piece was Frank Loesser’s gem of a musical, Guys and Dolls. It doesn’t date, even though it was written over 60 years ago. This production had strong performances for Sky Masterson and Miss Adelaide in particular. The song and dance numbers were superb. Take Back Your Mink beautifully done by a zaftig group of 1950s “dolls” in their frilly lacy undies.
This was the first time OSF has had an Out weekend, too. The rainbow flag flew proudly over the theater.
This was the first time OSF has had an Out weekend, too. The rainbow flag flew proudly over the theater.
We dined at an Italian restaurant, Pasta Piatta, where the portions were just huge. We had one superb wine from winery we had never heard of, Ledger David Epitome of Three—a mixture of reds, and another, a syrah, from Jacksonville’s Quady Winery, which disappointed us. During the evening we were treated to a deluge from a highly irregular thunderstorm at this time of year; it broke the heat wave.
This morning we said our goodbyes till next year and drove to Sacramento where we will visit with friends this evening before returning home tomorrow. Our trip today took us by the monumental Mt. Shasta at 14,100 feet (425 meters) and a visit to the oldest fish hatchery west of the Mississippi!
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