I normally don’t take photos during performances – it is too distracting – for me, for the audience and often for the actors on stage. However, I tried out my new cell phone to capture this picture (this is a few years back, it was my first mobile capable of photos and I was stunned what I could do without a flash). It was a performance by our local folklore society, usually a combination of mostly authentic costumes, a great painted backdrop (merely 50 years old), mediocre writing, bad acting, and worse singing. As you can probably tell, I myself am often a part of these proceedings (which makes it even more difficult to take photos).

I picked this photo because I really wanted to feature the young maiden standing left of the tall guy in the middle. She was the reason I came to this performance, laughed a lot, and joined the group a couple of years later. I blame her!

Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stage.