For the third thing I did for Yunyun, we went to the Gutherie Friday night to watch Jane Eyre. It was a calm and beautiful autumn night, the moon shines brightly in the sky. Yunyun and I dressed up for this special occasion. And when we went into the Theater among all the people in suits and dresses, I was feeling that we were enjoying a different life style than the usual daily monotony of work and study. And the best of all, I have Yunyun by my side.
The performance itself lasted from 7:30 to 10:15. I have to confess I was a little afraid it was going to be a bore, and I chose this play for my Yunyun. I had never finished watching Jane Eyre previously, fell asleep half way through usually. But last night was magical, 3 hours went by like flying.
We sit in the second row, and the stage is right in front of our eyes. I could feel the actors energy in the air, I could touch the characters' raw emotions. In many of the scenes, I was truly touched. The actor who portrayed Jane Eyre was Stacie Rice. She was remarkable. When Jane Eyre was parting from Mr. Rochester, I could see the tears rolling off the actor's eyes and dripping onto the floor. I turned to Yunyun, and I can swear there were something shining in her eyes too.
During the intermission and after the play, we walked around the theater hand in hand. There were free champagne and live music. Accompanied by beautiful night light of the Stone Arch bridge, and the most beautiful girl in life, I felt content, happy, in other words, I would traded anything for any one moment of the memory from last night.
by Chichi
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