Settling in with my wife and youngest son, Simon, to see my niece perform in a live production of Matilda.

Program for Goshen Theatre Project's production of Matilda, scheduled for August 7 & 8, 2026, showing a silhouette of a girl standing on a stack of colorful books.

Perhaps buying front row tickets wasn’t the best move in terms of sight lines, but I’m looking forward to the production nonetheless.

Theater stage with red barrier in foreground, purple curtains, hanging lights, and a large yellow-framed grid display on the right side.

The show also features talented friends from church covering several parts.

Update, 2:08 PM. We snuck into some open seats up higher.

Audience seated in a theater auditorium with a black stage curtain and lit ceiling panels visible above.
Much better view from up here.