I must
first begin by admitting that I did not know what Shakespeare play we’d be
seeing beforehand. For some reason, I
thought it was “Macbeth”, but when we arrived and I asked my dad he told me
otherwise.
One of
the interesting aspects of this show for me was bringing my less than two year
old son along. He was so interested by
seeing all the people and then hearing them speak on stage. Usually, he isn’t even outside that late at
night let alone being a part of something he’s never experienced before.
Before
we even began, my son was very interested in walking around and seeing what
everyone else was eating. He clapped
along for the sponsors and managed to stay awake up until Cesar went to
die. So, no, he didn’t actually see
Cesar (or anyone for that matter) die, which is kind of funny since everyone
did end up dying in the end.
I don’t
feel the need to go into the basics of the play, in terms of the story, because
it’s Shakespeare. To me, explaining
what happens to you would be like me explaining how to eat to you or how the
sky is above us and the ground below our feet.
This
was set in a post-Civil War looking era though, which added an interesting
twist to it. It really modernized it
from when it was originally set. Sadly,
no togas, but I think that also probably worked out better for the actors
involved.
All
gave a great performance outside on the crisp late summer/early fall night and
it was a satisfying way to spend a Friday night. I
just wonder if one day they might set one of Shakespeare’s plays in the
future. That’d be wild.
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