On Friday, Mer and I invited two colleagues to join us for the evening. Maggie, CVCA’s French teacher, and Liz, an English teacher, met us at our house, and the four of us drove down to Akron together. We were having an evening out, with dinner and a show.

Maggie had suggested we eat at Lockview, a tavern known for having gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort food. We were all pretty enthusiastic about that. We got there and got the last free booth before there started being a wait, and we had an excellent dinner. The only slight hitch in the evening was that for some reason I had difficulty hearing Maggie – I do not know if it is her tone of voice or her volume, but in the crowded restaurant, I could not always hear her. We did not have time for dessert, but I promised everyone we would make it up after the play.

We then made the very short trek to Actors’ Summit Theater, where we were to see the evening’s production of Fiction. None of us had ever heard of Fiction before, and I only knew what I had read from the online blurb on Actors’ Summit’s website. I was delighted to find out that Sally Groth, one of the company’s finest actors, was playing the female lead in the three-person play.

Fiction turned out to be excellent. It is the story of two authors who end up reading each other’s journals, and although we see more and more of their lives laid out through the flashbacks, it is not always clear what is fictionalized and what is real. The playwright kept the tension of the play going all the way to the end, and it was a pretty amazing evening of theater. What a great show, and it was really well acted and staged.

After the play, we headed toward home, but swung by Friday’s to get dessert, as promised. We got to chat about the play and other things, as well as munching on some pretty fine food. It was a very happy evening with good company.