Tonight I saw the first play in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season, a wonderful production of Twelfth Night. It was a very warm night, and the play had a Caribbean tropical theme. They had a lot of action before the play actually started, pulling people up onto the stage for little bits, and I even got pulled up to “help them get their boat off the reef.” This was a really well done play, from the acted out dramatized wreck of the ship, to the broad comedy of the various scenes. The acting was very good, featuring some actors I’ve seen before.
The night before coming out I only got 3 hours of sleep, getting up early to come to the airport. On top of many short nights previously, and the high altitude and warm weather, I had to fight sleep during the first half of the play (no fault of the play). Fortunately with a cool night I could start to catch up on some much needed sleep. This play was a great way to start my week of Shakespeare, and I’m looking forward to the rest.
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