The Thrill of a Lifetime

I'm a little late in posting this (ok a lot- but I do have a LIFE going on) but last month I got to participate in a wondrous event.
The Richmond Ballet joined in a partnership with the Richmond Symphony to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream. Richmond Shakespeare was hired (meaning Grant and me) to provide the narration for the ballet and 2 soloists from the Virginia Opera sang along with the women of the Richmond Symphony Chorus.
I don't know that I have words for the experience. Me - without words! But to provide the voice and give character to Puck, Hermia, Titania and Hippolyta, as danced by these amazing dancers just put me in a place above words. The dancers were excited to have character to play with. It was a lovefest all around :-).
It was good enough just to be in the rehearsal hall with them and be THAT CLOSE to their dancing, but when we moved to the Landmark Theater with all the sets and the lights, and the dancers in costume and makeup, it went another step toward nirvana.
We were set in two high chairs (I'm sure there's meaning in that!) on the stage left side of the apron (this means we were out front and to the left.)The orchestra was at our feet, the chorus was on the ground on both right and left sides, the dancers were on stage to our right, and would occasionally interact with us. We'll probably never have seats better than that.And THEN we got to do our favorite thing: speak the words of the Bard.
We also made some friends there as well as the choreographer, William Soleau.
It just doesn't get better than that.
And the word for the day is MERDE, y'all!