Much Ado About Nothing in CA

After a busy vacation week that started at Arlington National Cemetery, and included the White House and the Washington Monument, I ended with a wonderful production of Much Ado About Nothing at CalShakes. Because I had to change my ticket from our normal subscription I had an amazing seat in the middle of the second row, about 8 feet from the stage. The acting was uniformly outstanding, and it was a very enjoyable production. The seats were particularly good for this production: as at one point cast members were hiding in the first few rows of the audience, and one of the lead actors speeches was powerfully made sitting on the edge of the stage after which he started interacting with the first row and kissed on guy on the head in character. It was a very long day, having flown in from DC that morning, but I’m really glad I managed to see both of this year’s Shakespeare plays in the CalShakes series. Next year looks good, and we’ll see how it all works out logistically.