Consider the Couch

A Prayer for the French Republic

A Prayer for the French Republic was full enough during this first week of previews. All the jokes have been landing and get the appropriate clap and guffaw response. But all of those empty seats are an angering shame. My interest in this show is selfish: the lives of my kids would be way easier if everyone in their world saw this show. Boston is a small world - so I would like for everyone in the area to see the show. There are enough seats to accomplish this.

Unfortunately, the beginning of the school year is not great timing for school groups to go to the theater (I tried. No one was interested in planning a trip for September this past May, no one was answering work email in August, and everyone is too busy now to even consider it), and even worse timing for families trying to see the show (or maybe just my family, I have moved our tickets three times - postponed All-Star games, Back to School Nights, first day of school overwhelm, etc, etc…). September is high holy days time, too;…