As I promised earlier, I will tell you more about Couch Potatoes. I have posted pictures from Saturday Night's show (pictures taken by my father—thanks, Dad!), in addition to the ones from Friday night.
Every showing (one on Friday night, two on Saturday) had something new in store for the audience, and I liked it that way. Each night, the acts would have minor variations—not necessarily making them better or worse, but making them different. This made watching the show three times (or, in my case, listening—I was the sound mixer) enjoyable.
There was a great sampling of dance, music and dialogue. We had an act with a tap dancer, an act with glow-in-the-dark juggling, two musical acts (a bluegrass band and the Priestie Boyz), and many very humorous acts with a blend of dialogue, music and fun. One of my favorites (I'm still laughing when I simply hear the recording) was the 'I've Come to Marry the Princess' routine that was performed very well by two of our theologians. Another skit that was quite humorous was 'Chorus Stultorum,' in which a group of seminarians sang lyrics from popular oldies to chant tones (a feature song was 'Jailhouse Rock'!).
Technically, I had a slip up here and there each night with the sound (a microphone unplugged, power accidentally switched off for a few moments, a moment of feedback), but nothing too noticable... (although I do think I gave the crowd a scare during that moment of feedback!). This year, Kenrick Light and Magic (our 'tech crew' of sorts) has a new logo, modeled slightly after Industrial Light and Magic's logo:
In my opinion, the Variety Show is a wonderful way for the whole Seminary community to come together and to invite people from outside the Seminary to come in and visit (in addition to our annual Open House, our monthly Solemn Evening Prayer, and a few other events).
If you'd like to see some of what I'm talking about, check out the pictures!