Dane101.com – Submitted by Esther
I consider myself a Bartell enthusiast. I’ve even started to volunteer there. It’s a down-the-street alternative to oftentimes expensive Overture escapades, and what’s more? For about the price of a movie ticket, you can be in the room while the story takes place. Sounds like a good deal to me. Like a movie theatre, and unlike many performance spaces, the Bartell actually lets you bring food and drink into the theatre; a great comfort to busy patrons.
I ventured to see Pulp at the end of a long day. I was stressed out. I just wanted friendly personable service and a great show, and that’s exactly what I got. Even when I rushed to my seat, hardly containing my casual anticipation, the usher calmly caught up with me and noted with a charming smile that I “got away” from her. She tore my ticket and I was whisked away to a distant land unscathed by the alterations time and children’s history books can make. I was in a 1950’s pulp novella.