Time to venture out last Friday and catch some local theater. Onstage Bedford presented a one woman show Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End. The authors, Margaret Engel and Allison Engel, had done another show I liked about the columnist Molly Ivins, so I had high hopes. And they did not disappoint.
In ninety minutes, the actress (Judy Sizemore) gave us Erma - the housewife, the writer, the syndicated columnist, the book author, the feminist, the wife, the mom, the everybody's next door neighbor. The actress gave us the wit and wisdom of Erma all while folding laundry, ironing, dealing with kids and husband, and answering the door to life insurance salesmen.
Laugh out loud funny and also poignant too. This was a tight little production and kudos to Onstage Bedford. I was happy to "shop local" and was entertained. My mom loved Erma Bombeck and I have too. She's one for the ages and this show, At Wit's End, does her justice.
I remember Erma. I take it she's no longer around?
ReplyDeleteNope, she passed from kidney disease quite a few years ago and she wasn't horribly old.
DeleteHi, Joanne. My mom loved Erma, too. I can remember her laughing out loud which wasn't often her way. She gave me some chuckles also and I was so sorry when she passed.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I think all of us that were kids in the 60s/70s had moms who read all her books and her writing was fairly "kid" friendly. She was on talk shows too so we were exposed to her wit and she looked like any other mom.
DeleteI remember some of Erma's quotes, though where I got them from I've no clue!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great theatre outing.
Her quotes just became a part of life. Nice to know she was worldwide. Have a good weekend
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