Today was the perfect ending to a trying week.
The best kept secret of northern Colorado is southern Wyoming. One hour north of Ft. Collins on highway 287 is a small unassuming town that holds the University of Wyoming.
Today, my sister Kelly and I went to see my niece act in a play at the University of Wyoming drama department and it was spectacular. This is not the bragging of a proud aunt, although I am. Unfortunately it was the last performance. It was amazing.
We arrived early enough to get good seats, lucky for us because it was a packed house. As we sat there, I admired the creative and innovative stage set. It looked like a work of art and so it was. The lights went down and I could not have ever predicted the treat I was in for. This play, "Distracted" touched every sense.
My aesthed got fed.
It was a total experience. The script was magnificent, the actors were top shelf, totally in character and the direction and production was beyond expectation.
I was moved.
The play "Distracted," Lisa Loomer's dark comedy about a contemporary family struggling with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and whether medication is the answer.
"Distracted" revolves around one family's attempt to help their nine-year-old son who's behaviors are getting him into trouble at school and at home. His teacher thinks that he has ADHD, his psychiatrist thinks he needs medication, his dad thinks he's just being a boy and his mom is searching for answers.
This Off-Broadway hit by Lisa Loomis, the author of "Girl, Interrupted" and "The Waiting Room".
Director- Leigh Selting
Mama- Noelia Antweiler
Dad- Sean Patrick Higgins
Jesse- Daniel Skinner
Vera- Amber McNew
Sherry- Kim Lockhart
Natalie- Kat Cordes
Zavala/ Carolyn/ Waitress- Erin Rooney (my niece)
Broder/ Jinks/ Karnes/ Actor- Jason Niedbalski
My only regret was that everyone I know and everyone I don't know didn't see it.
