The North Dakota story continues:
During our “Pitchfork Fondue” steak dinner, a very good country band (including a lead singer named Lisa Layne) entertained us. We gleefully sang along, clapped and tapped our feet keeping time to the music while we ate our dinner. Lisa told her audience that she was the featured vocalist of the Medora Musical and the band (the “Coal Diggers”) onstage would be providing the musical accompaniment for the show during the summer of 2005 season. After they played their final number, Lisa stayed for a few minutes to sell her CDs even though she had to go change for her opening number of the show. Gloria and I bought two each and Lisa autographed them for us.
After we moved out of the restaurant, Gloria and Les (who didn’t go to the show) went back to the RV Park and Don, Ardella, Phil and I walked next door to the amphitheater. Arrangements had been made for Ardella to get a lift via the amphitheater’s golf cart to the elevator that would take her to our seats. Don accompanied her while Phil and I “rode” the 7-story escalator down to our seats. As we moved down, I asked one of the several attendants located at each level if they reversed the escalators to take us back up and he said, “No, you just have to run up very fast!” I got the definite impression I wasn’t the first one who ever asked that question.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2005, the 2900 seat Burning Hills amphitheater is beautiful and newly renovated just a few years ago. The seats were very comfortable and technically there wasn’t a “bad” one in the house and it was nearly full by curtain time. As the daylight began to fade, we watched as two magnificent Elk stags with huge racks walked along the ridge beside the amphitheater (obviously well staged for our enjoyment) silhouetted against the evening sky. The first rate production of the comedy show was very enjoyable and the music was great! We were pleasantly surprised by an accomplished juggling act then an impressionist that kept us entertained during intermission. North Dakota held back her dark clouds, maintained a slight breeze to keep the skeeters at bay and a wonderful evening was had by all!
Again, I apologize for leaving my camera at home but here’s a promotional picture I copied from the Internet portraying last years cast.
After we moved out of the restaurant, Gloria and Les (who didn’t go to the show) went back to the RV Park and Don, Ardella, Phil and I walked next door to the amphitheater. Arrangements had been made for Ardella to get a lift via the amphitheater’s golf cart to the elevator that would take her to our seats. Don accompanied her while Phil and I “rode” the 7-story escalator down to our seats. As we moved down, I asked one of the several attendants located at each level if they reversed the escalators to take us back up and he said, “No, you just have to run up very fast!” I got the definite impression I wasn’t the first one who ever asked that question.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2005, the 2900 seat Burning Hills amphitheater is beautiful and newly renovated just a few years ago. The seats were very comfortable and technically there wasn’t a “bad” one in the house and it was nearly full by curtain time. As the daylight began to fade, we watched as two magnificent Elk stags with huge racks walked along the ridge beside the amphitheater (obviously well staged for our enjoyment) silhouetted against the evening sky. The first rate production of the comedy show was very enjoyable and the music was great! We were pleasantly surprised by an accomplished juggling act then an impressionist that kept us entertained during intermission. North Dakota held back her dark clouds, maintained a slight breeze to keep the skeeters at bay and a wonderful evening was had by all!
Again, I apologize for leaving my camera at home but here’s a promotional picture I copied from the Internet portraying last years cast.
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