Midsummer Night's Dream

I thought this was an amazing experience. At first, when we were asked if we wanted to go I thought 'well I'll go so that I get that cultural opportunity done' but in the end I really enjoyed it.
The Manor was beautiful, absolutely beautiful. I mean can you picture that back in a time when it would have sat on 100 acres or so with no electricity. Maybe that is just me and my imagination. But it really added to the experience. I mean if we would have gone to watch a Shakespeare play in an auditorium or something it would not have been as much fun as watching it under the stars and at Ewing Manor.
The play itself was, I thought, pretty good. I'm not much of a Shakespeare person but I do like some of his stuff and this one is in that category. But when I was thinking about it I think I was remembering watching Much Ado About Nothing in high school. Which is another good Shakespeare comedy. Midsummer Night's Dream was an interesting story line, especially since it has magic in it. Although the story line was a bit predictable I never lost interest. I think the spirit guys, were my favorite because they found everything funny, even their mistakes. This comedy of errors kept my attention but not just because I was laughing but also because they put a twist on Shakespeare by setting it in New Orleans with a Cajun accent in the early 1900s. I have to say though that the accents did throw me for awhile, but I was able to follow their movements and tone of voice until I got the hang of the accents. And now that we are watching the movie which is set in Italy, it allows us to compare the different settings and how it affects the characters and their actions. I really enjoyed going and spending time with students out of class. I am hoping to go next year if possible.