Nobody wanted the pizza

Yesterday I experience my first peasant feast.  Our first full production meeting for the show.  It was interesting and eclectic.  If you don't know the reference to a peasant feast, here is a snippet from lifecafe.com

      We call the meal a “Peasant Feast” after the “potluck” dinners Jonathan used to have with his friends back in the late 80s and early 90s. Everyone was pretty broke, so when they’d get together for a special event, everyone brought something to share to eat. And then they’d share a bit of what they’ve been working on creatively.

Larson and his friends didn't share fancy food, they shared whatever they had, crackers, nuts, just whatever they might have left, trying to make to their next payday (if they had one).  That is what this show is all about, sharing what we have.  Not money, not status, but heart, love, and, making community through it all.

Our feast menu:
cookies
cupcakes
tomatoes
cheddar cheese
crackers
hummus
fruit pizza
corn salad
marshmallows
make your own 'pizza' (hotdog buns, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese)

Eclectic, for sure, but still not from 'poor' pantrys.  but our intent, to experience a gathering, perfect.  We had our short meeting and then food.  There was more talk about the show during our meal than our meeting.  We made plans, talked about ideas, shared wants.  All minds were "on task" and focused on our project.  Let me tell you, there were some intense moments. (Read Jesse's blog, brigadude.blogspot.com) Things are happening in our production already and we haven't even had auditions!  Reaching, connecting, growing. That is what it is all about and we can see the seedlings starting to grow.  Our feast, delicious, but....no one wanted the 'pizza'.  Guess we weren't hungry enough!  Maybe next time.