Finally, time for a little break. I made my way back up to Ashland, Oregon, to have some relaxation, do some sightseeing, and see some more Shakespeare at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I did the long drive up fairly speedily and checked into my bed-and-breakfast, the same place I stayed last year. After resting up I walked into town for some dinner, and then over to see a play. It’s very warm here; I guess it was a month later when I came last year when it was a bit cooler.
The first play I saw from this visit was, A Wrinkle in Time, based on a very popular children’s book. It took me quite a while to get into it, as they used a device of reading a lot of exposition from the book in the play. The play itself seemed to be very tied into people’s experience reading the book. Since I’ve never read it, that was somewhat hard to get my arms around. It didn’t help that I was tired from the drive up. But as the story progressed to the different worlds, which were handled visually quite interestingly, it got me more engaged. Overall I enjoyed it, but probably not as much as someone who was a big fan of the book. As always with OSF, the acting was very sharp, and the staging was interesting.
Tomorrow is an off day for the Festival, so I’m planning on some sightseeing. I’m looking forward to the relaxing, and the rest of the plays.