On October 23, 2013, I saw my first theater performance ever, and it was in Manhattan too, at The Public Theater! Fun Home was just phenomenal, although it was a little bit tweaked from the book. And I felt happy that I had the opportunity to actually read the book before seeing the play, versus the other people in the audience who seem to have been just going along with what they saw. Yeah, of course I felt bad for Alison and her father and just the way her relationship with her parents was when I read the book, but I didn’t feel bad enough to start crying like I did at the play. Its like everything came to life all of a sudden. I got to understand what the fights between her parents looked like, I got see how Alison grew up throughout the stages in her life, and to see the character grow and blossom in action on the stage is way better than trying to imagine the cartoons moving in the book.

Laugh out loud! The actors on stage looked so much like Alison’s drawings, and those kids: they had so much energy! The only character that looked out of place was Joan, because she didn’t look like the Joan I read about in the book. And then Bruce: when does he take Alison for a ride in the car? I felt like he was nicer to Alison and jollier in the play. One aspect of the play that was really good was the music, and it was so powerful to hear the dramatic music mix with the words of the actors, that I just had to drop a tear or two. Towards the end, I had an outburst of tears, because I saw all three versions of Alison, and her stages of growth. I thought it was strange of Alison (41-year-old) at first to be standing around in the background, but then I realized what the purpose was. I mean, I read the book, so I might know what’s going on in the story, but I guess her job was to narrate the story with every scene and “caption.” I pray to God Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home goes to Broadway. The enthusiasm, the words, the music, the feelings fed to the audience, they all come together to make this play something really special. I absolutely loved it from the bottom of my heart, and hope I get to see it again so I can show others the wonderful experience I had.