Superb! This has been quite a week+ of wonderful plays at OSF, and it ended with an outstanding production of Homer’s The Odyssey. It was the longest play of this trip, but there’s a lot of story to pack into one play. Despite being long, and a cold night, it was a terrific evening. Catching Odysseus near the end of his epic journey home, we see many of the events as retellings of the tale. We see many of the events in flashback, then he finally gets to make it home, and kills all the ill mannered suitors of his wife. It was really well done, cleverly adapted, and the acting as usual was great. One particular scene stand out as Odysseus and his crew must pass the Sirens. They were a group of women all dressed in red sitting in a row of chairs in unison saying all sorts of things that men stereotypically love to hear from women. It was very funny.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad play at OSF, but sometimes there’s a range from just good or ok to a few that take your breath away. On this trip every play was really good. Every one was outstanding, and the trip ended with wonderful one.