Cultural Opportunity Three: Shakespeare

Cultural Opportunity that it was. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was aight. I thought the Ewing Manor was a cool place. My friend and I wanted to shoot some fireworks out the amphitheater but we restrained ourselves. The play itself was ok. I like the story, and the experience was great. However, I think that setting the story in the late 1800's/early 1900's and giving some characters Southern American accents, and others French accents may have taken the focus away from Shakespeare's words. I like that the interpretation was different from the norm, but I don't know how I feel about Greek language, jungle fairies, French actors, and Southern sounding aristocrats from Athens? I liked the end mainly due to the jovial character sitting behind me. I found it a good rule of thumb to laugh whenever that man chuckled roars of enthusiasm. I liked the use of Shakespeare's twisted language, and the silliness of the actors. I found myself scouting out the attractive females my age or close enough only about a third of the time, which is a good reflection of the play. I was either too confused, intrigued, or genuinely paying attention to give in to my rather short attention span. It was an enjoyable night, because I spent it with my classmates who really do make the class what it is. Good times at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival! Next time I may not attend such a far-fetched edition, but I am always down for something a little out of the ordinary. The play was a nice change-up to traditional Shakespeare.