Sense and Sensibility

Tonight I saw my second play of the long weekend, and the first play of this year’s Livermore Shakespeare Festival, Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility. It was a wonderful production. This was the first play in the festival’s new location, which is smaller than it’s previous venue against that beautiful old house, and there is a bit more road noise, but they handled the staging well. It’s setup as theater in the round with three entrance ramps, and most seats aren’t very far from the edge of the small stage. Bob and I were probably only about 10-15′ from the stage. The actors did a great job and the story was very engaging. I think they’re still working some kinks out of the venue, but it was a very enjoyable production.