Man of La Mancha
The play by Dale Wasserman based on the book, Man of La Mancha, was most enjoyable, especially the music. The production of the play was very good. The two basic story lines within it were interesting but the theme of the “impossible dream” tugged at my heart a bit and generated a lot of thought. The theme song said it all: To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong To love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest to follow that star No matter how hopeless, no matter how far To fight for the right without question or pause To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be better for this That one man, scorned and covered with scars Still strove...
