In
what may look like an annual tradition, Julie and I, went down to the
Utah Shakespeare Festival this weekend. This year I picked to see “The
Glass Menagerie” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Both were excellent
plays!
I’ve
not read Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” since high school
and have not ever seen it performed, so I wanted to see it as USF
because I know it will be done well. I knew that it was a “heavy” play.
I knew going in that I’ll be able to relate well to the play. When it play
ended, I found myself in tears. Without going into too many details, it certainly gave me a lot to think about and I may
have to go buy a copy of that play for further reading.
At
the Greenshow prior to the perfomance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”,
the actors performed a skit telling the story of the inception of USF.
They wore various jackets and wigs to portray the forefathers of the
festival. Fred Adams, who is the founder of the festival, was found
after the Greenshow as usual mingling with the crowd. I couldn’t help
myself and tapped him on the shoulder and said, “You look much better in
person than the actor that portrayed you on stage.” “Well, that’s
because you have great taste!” was his reply. What a cute man! I told
him that when I first came to the festival 15 years ago, he took the
time to chat with me and that had made a positive lasting impression
that got me coming back. As we walked away from him, Julie said to me,
“Did you just flirt with Fred Adams?” Hmmm, I guess I kind of was … can
you blame me?
“A
Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a favorite of mine. I wasn’t too crazy
about some of the costumes they put on Tatiana, the fairy queen, Oberon
was HOT and I found Puck borderline annoying. Otherwise, it was a
fantastic production. The night’s performance was being taped to be
aired on one of the BYU TV stations. I’ll have to watch it again in the
comfort of my own home and see if I can get more out of it.
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