It was winter in Korea, though there was no snow on the ground. I was on Facebook when I saw an ad on the side that said, "The Reindeer Monologues in Seoul". I hadn't seen a play in months and I definitely wasn't going to turn down the chance to see a play in English in Seoul. So I rallied together a few people and reserved some tickets.
The day arrived for us to head into Seoul. I had directions, it was being performed at the VFW right next to the American army base... in the American part of Seoul. We wandered around for a while and the directions were very specific. They said, "You will see kimchi pots on the left side of the road. Walk past them."
I rarely felt unsafe wandering around Seoul, but the American and foreign districts were the shadiest of all of them. So we were wandering around the dark streets looking for the VFW. We eventually found it. It was in a basement. I handed the guy at the door my ticket. He said, "Shiny."
I could barely contain myself! I said, "Very Joss Whedon of you!" I don't think he appreciated it as much as I did because he told me to give him my "gorram wrist" so he could stamp it. I knew it was going to be a good night!
In this tiny, cramped basement, there was a bar and small stage type thing. At most, there were 35 chairs set up. By the time it all started, the place was packed.
So this was the story: Each reindeer told his or her story about Santa. There were some accusations that Santa had an inappropriate relationship with Vixen and Rudolph ended up dead for witnessing something he shouldn't have. The personalities were fantastic and there was a lot of humor to the play. At one point Comet comes onto the stage to tell his story. He's wearing sweater and his hair is slicked back. He starts out, "Saint Nicholas saved my life!" and then tells about his wild years.
It was quite possibly one of the most random things I have ever done, but it was a lot of fun!
I rarely felt unsafe wandering around Seoul, but the American and foreign districts were the shadiest of all of them. So we were wandering around the dark streets looking for the VFW. We eventually found it. It was in a basement. I handed the guy at the door my ticket. He said, "Shiny."
I could barely contain myself! I said, "Very Joss Whedon of you!" I don't think he appreciated it as much as I did because he told me to give him my "gorram wrist" so he could stamp it. I knew it was going to be a good night!
In this tiny, cramped basement, there was a bar and small stage type thing. At most, there were 35 chairs set up. By the time it all started, the place was packed.
So this was the story: Each reindeer told his or her story about Santa. There were some accusations that Santa had an inappropriate relationship with Vixen and Rudolph ended up dead for witnessing something he shouldn't have. The personalities were fantastic and there was a lot of humor to the play. At one point Comet comes onto the stage to tell his story. He's wearing sweater and his hair is slicked back. He starts out, "Saint Nicholas saved my life!" and then tells about his wild years.
It was quite possibly one of the most random things I have ever done, but it was a lot of fun!
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