DC Theatre Scene: On Monday night, September 8th, Bay Theatre’s reading of the comedy Four Weddings and an Elvis finished with a surprise twist not in the Nancy Frick script. As the reading, held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, ended, before anyone could leave, a real wedding ceremony began as Bay Theatre Artistic Director Janet Luby and Steven Strawn were wed in a brief ceremony before more than 200 friends and theatrelovers.
3 comments:
Aw! This is cute! And a little too convenient for them. I guess this is one way to make sure everyone shows up for your wedding. It is a little weird that Janet wouldn't have wanted to go dress shopping with her friends though. I thought that was a culturally accepted "fun time."
This sounds like the kind of thing that I would want to do, though I would have the wedding and then make the reception be at a dinner theatre or something. How cool would that be?? I have to say though, it was a well themed play for the secret event that they were planning.
It must have been cool to have a completely packed house for your wedding, full of friends and strangers that share the same passions with you.
I am a total softie when it comes to stories like this. This is such a sweet way to have a wedding. I particularly like that they found a way to have wedding without any of the wedding stress. Especially, if they were originally planning on possibly having a destination wedding. My Uncle got married in Canada two years ago and I remember helping him plan and there was so much stress and so much pressure. Also, since most of his family is from Long Island it was hard to get a lot of people to be able to get out to Canada. This surprise wedding sounds like the perfect plan.
Maybe I'm just a heartless, loveless cyborg, but it seems tactless to force a bunch of actors and designers, who may or may not believe in marriage, especially religious marriage, to attend your wedding. It's all romantic for the couple I'm sure, but I feel bad for the employees who thought they would simply go to rehearsal then be home in time for supper. It's like proposing on a ferris wheel. While one person is rolling in love and romanticism, the other is trying not to puke all over their lap.
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