tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145077340178614075.post6386563539786788203..comments2020-09-12T04:01:28.099-04:00Comments on Random Acts of Drama: First Play Seen in DC--Shakespeare Theatre's Free For AllLindsaySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889195155131378794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145077340178614075.post-8302124938465145772009-09-15T16:41:37.452-04:002009-09-15T16:41:37.452-04:00Awww, I wish we lived closer to each other as well...Awww, I wish we lived closer to each other as well! That'd be so much fun. Maybe flights to MN are cheaper from DC than they were from Rochester...I'll have to check that out. If you come visit me here, I can take you to loads of Shakespeare plays, as we have 2 theatre's that put them on (and I'm working at one of them!).<br /><br />I think it's really cool that you took your students to see this play. Discussion afterwards, though, is sometimes quite necessary! I do wish you could have seen this performance, you would have liked it.LindsaySarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889195155131378794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145077340178614075.post-71501918283545053732009-09-12T14:20:22.821-04:002009-09-12T14:20:22.821-04:00I chaperoned a field trip to see this play with 6t...I chaperoned a field trip to see this play with 6th graders. It was at the U of M and the performers were about 13-18 years old. They did it as a 60's beach party setting...I think it was cute and funny, but I don't really think they completely pulled it off.<br /><br />I read through a summarized version of the story with the kids before we went and tried to find a way to help them understand that it wasn't supposed to represent abuse. Of course, I'm not a lit teacher at all, so I am not sure how well I did. The play was funny and had a lot of physical comedy, but the physicality almost made the relationship seem more abusive, just in a funny way. I think we all left feeling slightly uncomfortable and the 6th graders had a hard time following the story, so they were confused. <br /><br />To make a long story short (too late :P) I am jealous that you got to go this performance! I would love to see a version that really pulls off the comedy and helps you understand the building of the relationship rather than making it seem like he is trying to control her. Wish I could have come with you...damn you for being so far away! ;)Erin Breidnoreply@blogger.com