Day 13 (January 13, 2010): Olympic Torch and Theatre

Today we had quite a busy day and did a couple of different activities. The Olympic torch was coming through Edmonton today so we had planned on going to see that. Then through work I got some free tickets to see a play at the Citadel Theatre. The torch was going to be downtown at City Hall at 7pm and the play was at 7:30 right across the street from City Hall. We decided that we would also go out for dinner before all of this because that would work a bit better with our tight time schedule than going home to make dinner. We had dinner at Kelseys downtown right after work then headed to Churchill Square to see the torch. I will add some pictures of the torch later.

After seeing the torch we headed to the theatre. The play was hillarious. Here is a bit of a description that I copied from the Citadel website: "In the midst of a record drought, the wells on the Seventh Line are drying up. A search to locate a new source of water on Wingfield Farm ensues, but distractions abound: a high-tech cattle drive, a battle with ground bees, a feud with a red-tailed hawk, an eccentric line-up of water witches and a well-driller who's only too happy to perforate the ground at forty dollars a foot. Is it the end of farming for Walt and Maggie, or can the precious liquid be found?" What this description doesn't explain is that the play is a "one man show". The actor was hillarious and played all of the characters brillantly. I would totally recommend this show! Ken and I laughed through the entire performance.