We met up with part of our chosen family, The Mattas, and their daughter and our niece C to see her perform with her high school troupe. It was interesting to see what has changed over the years since I was active in high school theater. There are a number of things that the other high schools do, that we never did. I often wonder if more people are in it now, cause I remember struggling to find the money to pay for things like paint (I am still uncertain if our primary tech guy was kidding when he had a deal with a local hardware store to get “dented” paint at a discount). Anyways, performances ranged from “wow that was pretty good, with a bit of training and a few lucky breaks I can see them make it” to “I’m not sure why this person is here”. It was sure interesting to see what was judged as “best” in Iowa.