Went looking for a building that I saw the other night. I knew it had something to do with the ballet, but didn't think I could afford a ticket to any of the shows. Figure I just drop by to admire the architecture.
McCaw Hall
http://www.mccawhall.com/
Exterior by day.
Exterior by night (my first time seeing the building).
Nice wedding photo I found.
Was walking by in the evening and by chance saw people eating inside McCaw Hall. Figure I drop in and explore a bit. By chance there was a performance going on that night. I saw people still buying tickets at the ticket window, figure I go and ask how much tickets cost. Turns out tickets cost only $35 bucks (cost of a dinner?) which was the lowest price for a seat in the house.
I went ahead an purchase the ticket and the lady who I purchase the ticket from showed me a diagram of where my seating will be. 2nd tier (the blue area on the map). Pretty far back, but I figure I make the best of it.
The show for the night was Swan Lake (never heard of it). The show didn't start until 7:30 so I still had about 1/2 an hour so I figure I explore for a bit. I went walking down on the 1st floor (my seat was all the way on the 3rd floor). By chance I saw a Asian lady working at a clothing storage place. I ask if I could store my bags and jacket while watching the show. She said there was no cost and the service was provided as a courtesy to guest.
Turns out she was Vietnamese and we talked for a little bit about the show. Swan Lake was one of the best shows that the PNB (Pacific Northwest Ballet) puts on. She gave me a tip to read ahead the program book for the performance so that I could understand the story while the ballet was going on. I've never been to a ballet before so I assume there would be some sort of dialogue
She then ask to see my tickets and saw that I was seated way in the back. She ask if I would like to use the "broken" binoculars that they had. Labeled broken because you could only see out one lens which was fine with me.
I went ahead and drop my things off, thank the lady for her advice and went looking for my seat. Instead of taking the stairs outside, I went inside to see the orchestra setup.
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