This past Saturday was a night of theatrical indulgence. First, I made my way to Good Luck Macbeth's theater to see their rendition of "Dial M For Murder". Reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel, this play has all the good qualities of a mystery; murder, an adulterous affair, blackmail, and a charismatic inspector to put all the pieces together. I have such awe and admiration for those that write mystery novels, screen plays, and the like; there is so much detail that the author must account for. In the case of "Dial M for Murder" a perfectly well conceived and thought out plan immediately turns to rubbish all because our slimy villain happened to overlook a seemingly minute detail that ended up being the game changer in our story. 

Afterward, we traversed the block and a half to Bruka Theater to see the last installment in their "Late Night TV Show" run; No Sex in the Biggest Little City. Inspired by an episode of Sex in the City, this TV episode was re-written a little bit to apply to Reno. When Carrie's - played by the masterful Mary Bennett - first voice over came on over the speakers I about peed my pants. The impressive cast of talented ladies - Stacey Spain, Kristin Moffitt Steedman, and La Ronda Etheridge - made this production come alive. It also didn't hurt that they had a ridiculously gorgeous man - Jason Burk - in a baseball uniform ... I'm just saying. 

The show brought up many fond memories of college. Three of my gay friends and I use to get together once a week at a local coffee shop in Wisconsin called Fair Trade, where we would talk about our lives, families, relationships, school, work, etc. One day we decided that we were going to title our rendezvous sessions "Four Gays in a Relatively Small Metropolitan Area". For the longest time I had aspirations about creating  show with that name; then I realized one already existed, "Queer as Folk". One of these days one of my ideas for a television show will pan out. 

Have a wonderful Memorial Day!!!