Who Would Have Thunk It?

More than once, I’ve recounted instances when I had it so easy in NYC going to a movie theater to see Richard Armitage or one of his performances. Here, when I went to The Hobbit Fan Event and was back home about 12 minutes after it ended, to write about it, and here when I bundled up to the see the midnight show of the Desolation of Smaug and was home something like 8  minutes after the show – and that was walking.

Going to movie theaters did not seem like a problem when I decided to move to Mexico because I read  that there was a multiplex theater that showed first run films in English right outside the town I would be living in and a large city with several theaters was about 45 minutes away.   A bus, cab or friend is all it would take to get there, and a certain tornado film if Into The Storm wasn’t going to open here until September 5- well, at least it would get here. I was covered.

But, it got better!

I’m really a creature of habit, which I know sounds weird coming from a person who just decided and then did, change her whole life in like two days . But, when I walk down my hill everyday to explore, or shop or meet a friend ( yes – I’ve made some friends already) or try to find a manicure or an electric lighter for my gas grill, I always make a right turn into town. Today I turned left just for the hell of it – and after 10 minutes – less time than it would take me to walk to the AMC Lincoln Square where the Hobbit Fan Event was held- I walked smack into – a multiplex theater. Terrific! There’s a new theater right in town, right here in the desert foothills.

And it gets even better.

One of my projects here is to get some movie theater to become a venue for National Theater Live, which I fell in love with this winter. You can read about it here. The Metropolitan Opera streamed live is shown down here ( down from the US – but up, up up from sea level)- and that’s great, but my love is theater and not opera. So when I learned from some new friends  that a new owner bought the theater in town and that they’re his friends, I resolved to pitch NTL to him without haste – and my friends think he’ll be more than interested to become a venue.  They’re going to set up the meet.

Maybe that one suit I brought down will come in handy.

I honestly can’t believe my luck. I can’t even believe my resolve to make this happen. I thought I’d have to find a connection to some theater owner in the city – but no. Once again, right in my own backyard I have what I need. And the consensus was that there would be keen enough interest to easily fill the theater for a showing.

I’m thrilled. I’m going to make this happen. I won’t say I’m taking the bull by the horns – just because every Sunday here – well, they take  los toros by the horns -or rather, they attempt to avoid the horns – non-lethal bull fights every Sunday in  the bull ring. I won’t be going.

Now, if I only could just find a lead to tap into the Old Vic management and benefactors, I could see the very one play I’m pining for.

Could be thrilling – but I think it’s going to be tough, as in tough tootsies.