Twelfth Night

Another great night of Shakespeare in DC. This evening I saw the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Twelfth Night. It was this year’s Free For All production. Instead of my usual seat, I was in the front row of the balcony, which was interesting. As usual the acting was great. The staging was interesting. The set was mostly fixed, with an edifice that resembled a marble half-pipe through which there was one entry way. As they changed the lighting, the appearance changed significantly. The performance was very entertaining, and there was heavy use of dropping rose petals whenever one of the characters was smitten with love. By the time the second half opened, the stage was deep in rose petals, which provided an interesting effect. It was very well done, very funny, and very enjoyable. My second Shakespeare play in two weeks … I could get addicted to this.