I’m starting to get things figured out here. Today again started with a bountiful breakfast. I only had one matinee play, so after breakfast I did some walking and picture taking. I went into Lithia Park, a park that starts adjacent to the OSF campus, and runs along Ashland Creek for a couple of miles. I was in no hurry, so I strolled along, took pictures, and sat. Lots of people in the various green spaces just hanging out, reading, meditating, etc.
As time moved along, I made my way back to the Angus Bowmer Theatre to see one of my favorites, The Taming of the Shrew. This was a very campy, slapstick production, which ultimately worked. The cast was great. The setting of Padua was basically a version of the Coney Island boardwalk. Petruchio was a rockabilly musician, and there were background musicians playing rockabilly music throughout. It was a fast, fun production that still managed to deliver the main themes. The shrew Kate was played excellently by Nell Geisslinger, the same actress who played Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.
After dinner, and some more walking around downtown, I stopped by the free Green Show, which was featuring the Taming of the Shrew Band, a.k.a. Boys With Bugs. They played a number of songs, and segments, from the production as well as others. It was a nice way to end off a long day.