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Derwood · 03-10-2006, 05:39 AM

Once kids understand that Shakespeare is not written in some foreign language, they can get into it. As I've said before though, it's a tough sell when there are SO many horrible productions being mounted every year. I mean, I saw "As You Like It" at the Goodman in Chicago and it was HORRIBLE. It's really tough to do right, and for some reason so many directors feel like they need to set the plays in some weird time period which does nothing but distract from the production. There are clearly exceptions to this, but how many productions of "Twelfth Night" do I need to see set in the 1930's?

03-10-2006, 05:39 AM	#33 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	Once kids understand that Shakespeare is not written in some foreign language, they can get into it. As I've said before though, it's a tough sell when there are SO many horrible productions being mounted every year. I mean, I saw "As You Like It" at the Goodman in Chicago and it was HORRIBLE. It's really tough to do right, and for some reason so many directors feel like they need to set the plays in some weird time period which does nothing but distract from the production. There are clearly exceptions to this, but how many productions of "Twelfth Night" do I need to see set in the 1930's? __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel