A Busy Sunday in the City!

(Leslie) We left our hotel room yesterday at 9:30am and didn't get back until almost midnight . . a long day, but a fun one! We had brunch at Casey and Ben's new apartment in Long Island City, and we were both consumed with jealousy (and happiness for our boys) at the great spot they have landed in. It's a beautiful one-bedroom corner apartment on the 22nd floor with views of midtown Manhattan on one side and the river on the other. It's an amazing spot, and we enjoyed the yummy food and the terrific company.

We headed to Brooklyn to hang out and to see the afternoon performance of August Strindberg's The Creditors at the BAM--it was actually the last performance of a really well reviewed run. It was one of the best shows I've seen in our four years of immersing ourselves in NY theater. The three actors were nothing short of perfect and the play itself is incredible--it kept us on the edge of our seats from the start to the finish 90 minutes later.

The play slowly reveals the emotional and psychological relationships between a sickly young husband who adores his new wife, his much older wife, and a mysterious stranger who is not really a stranger at all. The climax of the play is so intense that when the stage lights went down, Ann and I realized we had both been holding our breath for quite awhile! We were so happy that we got a chance to see this production--there's talk that it might transfer to Broadway where I'm sure it will be a big hit. More coming from Ann on the rest of our day . . .