This past weekend I took my 3 bonus grandkids to see the local high school production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They loved it.
When my children were young, I wanted to introduce them to live theater but my budget was small. Expensive tickets weren’t a possibility plus what if I did splurge and they wanted to leave early. So I had to figure something else out.
We were lucky to have two high schools nearby who had great theater departments. Tickets were in my price range and if they wanted to leave early, I wouldn’t feel like I was wasting money. So I bought tickets to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and took my friend’s sons and my daughters. They loved it.
We continued this tradition and when they were old enough we went to Bass Hall to see professional musical theater.
Now that my girls are grown they continue with their love of theater. My grandkids are lucky enough to live near NYC and they get to see professional musical theater on a regular basis. My daughter in LA frequently purchases a ticket and goes to the theater.
It thrills me to know such a simple thing as supporting the local high schools created a lifelong love of theater in my daughters.
My life on an unexpected path 