I made my way back to Colorado to see some plays, some mountains, and some friends. After a morning flight, a brief nap, and a dinner at The Sink, I went to my first Colorado Shakespeare Festival play of the season, Wittenberg. It was a terrific play, and a great start to this vacation.
The play deals with the contrast of religious thinking and rational philosophy, with some tweaks at the academic world. The premise has Hamlet a student at Wittenberg University, and two professors, Martin Luther and Dr. Faustus. It was very humorous, but also treated the religious arguments as respectfully as the rationalist arguments. There were only 4 performers, but it was extremely engaging and entertaining. Hamlet was played by the same actor who had major roles in last years’ plays, and Luther was played by Howard Swain, who I’ve seen previously at CalShakes. It was nice to get back to Boulder, and to see a new and very interesting play.