November 10th, 2006 Bethel Lutheran Church Musical Play

There were two tables of Creator members who attended the Bethel Players presentation of Who Nose?, this year’s production of an annual fund-raising event for Bethel Lutheran and their Youth Drop-In Center.

There was a dinner and a humor-filled musical performance. There is certain fabric of community life many Lutherans share growing up in many different parts of the country and the jokes relied on that fabric.

This was, in many ways, the humor found in the winking Luther within the Lutheran Handbook that has been part of our Adult Education hour for the past few weeks. There is a sense of fun together with the sense of importance in passing on knowledge of traditions of our parents and grandparents. My father would have loved the writing and some of the corny performances that were so endearing last night.

There was enough good-natured ribbing of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the midwest in general for Mary to suggest writing a little comeback called Revenge of the Midwest which could focus on life here on the West Coast. Actually we marveled at the time and energy devoted to the production and the talent of the cast members.

It was a completely enjoyable evening.