Experiencing my 6th Shakespeare play of the year, tonight I saw my last CalShakes production of the season, A Winter’s Tale. It was a fun, if a bit offbeat, production. It featured much of the cast of last year’s Spunk. The cast was all very good, most of whom played multiple parts in the dual kingdoms of Sicilia and Bohemia. L. Peter Calendar was particularly good. Also noteworthy was the use of lighting. There was a lot of dropping the barrier between the acting and the audience, and a couple of audience participation pieces.
We lucked out as the temperature was quite bearable, but the wind did pickup and was a bit blustery. A couple of Bill and Andy’s friends joined us, so we had nearly a full crew. Considering this is my 5th Shakespeare play in just a few weeks, I can honestly say my appetite is just getting stronger. At least this summer my theater drought has subsided a bit, even temporarily exceeding my DC rate. I’ll have to seriously looking to some of the alternative venues during the fall/winter/spring.