When Stephanie mentioned the Shakespeare Festival in Bloomington, to see “Midsummer Night’s Dream” I was beyond excited and told myself then and there “I am going.” No doubts about it I was going. I have always wanted to go! At the same time I was thinking, is it really going to be all that great, will I even like it? OH yes I did.
The building first of all was gorgeous. If I could I would live there in a heartbeat. The yard was also up there in the gorgeous category. I just had a blast mingling with the classmates (though I wish our group wasn’t separated on opposite sides of the theater… that bummed me out) the food was delicious (Deb, I am going to get your number so I can call you up to make me BBQ randomly!) and the entertainment was fantastic! Whenever there is theater involved I become a giddy little girl. I love costumes on people, and acting. I could never get up and do it myself, but being around people who can pull it off just gets me happy enough. Now one random story of how fascinating people at these events can be, while I was watching the adorable little “Greenshow” being put on, I was standing next to a woman and her baby. No big deal, the baby was quiet and content. Suddenly in the corner of my eye, the woman sits and I THOUGHT I saw her start to breast feed the baby. Oh boy was I right, she whipped out her boob right there and started feeding. Now don’t get me wrong, the baby is hungry, ok I understand. These days I am just so used to seeing people feed their child a bottle in public not there boob… ANYWAY back to “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. At first when Stephanie mentioned the accent I was really iffy about it. I mean for me Shakespeare is hard enough to understand but on top of that some weird southern accent? REALLY? Once the play got started though and I got used to it, for me it was easier to understand parts. The acting overall was great, all the characters definitely kept me entertained (I particularly enjoyed Puck… he was my favorite) as well as the man with the unforgettable laugh behind me.
As I mentioned before theater never fails to perk me up. Every actor amazes me with their talents and creativity in their parts. I will go to another one of these for sure. It will also help that my roommate for Chicago is going to major in theater, and with the school I will be attending, the theater is always open for helpers… plays in Chicago… HERE I COME!
I agree with you. It amazes me how actors can do what they do. I would either choke over my lines from laughing or nervousness. For sure the whole area was beautiful there. FYI i am buying that house and inviting the whole lit class for gettogethers :)
ReplyDeleteyay! lit get togethers! hahaha!
ReplyDeleteand the way you described the breast feeding incident was priceless. rofl.
Oh yes thats why I could never act, and hurray for Lit get together!
ReplyDelete@Montana- As soon as it happened I thought, "yup thats going in the blog" haha!
BRANDI I AGREE WITH YOU THE WHOLE HOUSE AND YARD WHERE GORGEOUS! I ENJOYED THAT EVENING TO WITH ALL THE CLASS MATES. IF PARSON BUYS THE HOUSE I WILL BE THERE ALL THE TIME. LOL I WAS DISAPPOINTED TOO ABOUT US NO SITTING TOGETHER;( THANK GOODNESS THAT DEB BROUGHT HER WONDERFUL BBQ SANDWICHES BECAUSE NO OF US THOUGHT OF THE MAIN COURSE..
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I missed the food (Deb's BBQ not the baby's), but yea the Ewing Manor was awesome. My buddy and I followed the car's weird GPS through the neighborhood and every house was quaint and lovely. Puck did have a funny laugh, only to be one upped by the guy behind us. Have fun in Chicago! A couple of my friends go to Columbia if that is the school with theater majors you are attending, they love it there.
ReplyDeleteI love to cook, and am in the process of looking for a way to "can" that BBQ for later eating. My kids were very thankful that everyone didn't eat it all. Always nice to have a new audience to cook for.
ReplyDeleteI agree about Puck, he was my favorite too. His smile and mischievous look is what did it for me. What a great opportunity Stephanie gave us in being able to go. It didn't feel like a field trip or class trip, just felt like a bunch of people that liked each other getting together.
When I was a kid, I attended an off-broadway production of Grease in New York City. I think somewhere I still have the playbill. The experience has stayed with me for over 30 years. If you have an opportunity to go to Chicago and catch a play or even a musical, I would highly recommend it. Actually, Peoria has become a mecca of culture for theater. Keep your eye on the Civic Center. Lots of big productions come. It's fun to dress up and go to the theater.
We have a great class, and I am glad you have been part of it.