Wishful Drinking

So last night was another successful Hiptix night! I went with the girls to see Carrie Fisher's one woman play which has gotten pretty decent reviews so I had high hopes. As it turns out, there was no need to worry. Carrie right away reminded me all the good parts of my mother: warm, friendly, sassy, articulate, and funny as hell. Thankfully, my mother is not batshit crazy, lol, as Carrie calls herself. 


The play was a bit out of place in the huge Studio 54 theater. It was definitely written for a smaller, more intimate and confessional space. Carrie made the best of it by wearing pajamas, directly interacting with the audience and using a comfy living room set. She was just completely charming from the first as she honestly revealed all the drama in her life and had a good time with it. There was a great quote like if it ain't funny, then it's just the truth. She satisfied all the voyeuristic-fan vibes from the audience and also managed to guide us, in the second and more somber act, to thinking about addiction to narrative. She was an addict most of her life and most of that was in the public eye. 

It was a great night at the theater- lots of laughs and even a little wisdom sprinkled in :)