Last week I got a fun treat: I got to tag along with some wonderful educators to the Utah Shakespeare Festival. I had a grand time. I was invited by my friend, daltongirl, who was the educator attending the workshop and I got to be the guest because her husband was nice enough to let me go in his place. We drove down and attended the Greenshow before the evening performance of “Titus Andronicus” in the Adams Theater which is a replica of Shakespeare’s outdoor Globe Theater. The performance was awesomely staged, the costumes were amazing, and the actors were compelling. It was wonderful. We also ran into our friends, alisonwonderland and White Rabbit, which was really fun.
The next day we went to the literary seminar for “Titus” which brought out some interesting viewpoints, some of which I did not agree with, and then we had a backstage tour of the Randall and Adams theaters, which was really interesting.
Then it was off to a luncheon with three actors who are also college professors. We got to chat with one at our table about teaching techniques, and then they did a panel discussion which was fascinating and informative. Then we attended the matinee of “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, which was hilarious! It was so funny and well-done. One of the things I love about live theater in repertory is seeing the versatility of the actors as they portray completely different characters. It’s so fun. After the show there was a closing discussion for the workshop and then we were free.
But then we got to stay an extra day because daltongirl gave me a ticket to the matinee of “Les Miserables” for my birthday! It was in the Randall and was so good! I’ve seen it and know all the music, but I still got misty-eyed when Fontine came for Jean Valjean and he was redeemed. The actors did a great job and some of the voices were really good. We were on the front row of the balcony, right in the center, so we could see everything. It was awesome! This was my first experience with USF and it was so great!
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