That weekend, we saw another friend from Miami. Our good friend Steve was a fellow accounting major in Oxford - and he did the Masters of Accounting program along with both of us. Since then, while we've been "bean-counting", Steve has found a calling as an actor. Steve lives in Philadelphia and was acting in a play in Trenton, New Jersey. We met Steve in Trenton for a little while before his show at a restaurant called Settimo Cielo (7th Heaven) - which turned out to be an excellent Italian restaurant. Trenton isn't too crowded on the weekends, but this is a real gem if you're ever there and want some nice Italian cuisine!
The play Steve was in is called "The History of Light", and was showing at the Passage Theatre Company a couple blocks from where we ate. The Passage Theatre is a former church that has been renovated to house productions like this one.
The play has 4 actors - it's a really interesting story that mirrors two interracial romantic relationships. Steve played Math, a successful lawyer of about our age. He's recently re-connected with Sophia, his childhood and college friend / sweetheart who is a talented but struggling musician. At the same time, Sophia has just received some letters from France from her father's ex-flame - a father whom she has never met. The play re-counts the difficulties the older couple faced as an interracial couple in the 60's - which they were ultimately unable to overcome - and intertwines it with the changes Steve and Sophia have gone through. Here's our buddy Steve with the actress who plays Sophia.
It was a great experience to see Steve "in action". It was cool to see my old friend follow his pasion - a friend who me, Katie, and our friend Bryan shared countless stir-fry lunches at Bell Tower during our Masters year at Miami! Steve was very good - I think I could almost sit back and see him as his character, which is pretty impressive for someone who I've known for 13 years.
The play Steve was in is called "The History of Light", and was showing at the Passage Theatre Company a couple blocks from where we ate. The Passage Theatre is a former church that has been renovated to house productions like this one.
The play has 4 actors - it's a really interesting story that mirrors two interracial romantic relationships. Steve played Math, a successful lawyer of about our age. He's recently re-connected with Sophia, his childhood and college friend / sweetheart who is a talented but struggling musician. At the same time, Sophia has just received some letters from France from her father's ex-flame - a father whom she has never met. The play re-counts the difficulties the older couple faced as an interracial couple in the 60's - which they were ultimately unable to overcome - and intertwines it with the changes Steve and Sophia have gone through. Here's our buddy Steve with the actress who plays Sophia.
It was a great experience to see Steve "in action". It was cool to see my old friend follow his pasion - a friend who me, Katie, and our friend Bryan shared countless stir-fry lunches at Bell Tower during our Masters year at Miami! Steve was very good - I think I could almost sit back and see him as his character, which is pretty impressive for someone who I've known for 13 years.
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