It's been a busy couple of days, and I'm not done here yet, but I've been in Santa Barbara, CA for the last four days, and I've seen four Shakespeare performances, by companies from three different companies.
TIMON OF ATHENS and RICHARD II were both American company productions ... actually, both were co-produced by universities in the area.
JULIET & ROMEO was done by a Canadian troup.
And OTHELLO was performed (and spoken) by a Polish company. Without a doubt, the production of Othello was the best work I've seen here, and anywhere in quite some time. Powerful, strong, evoking emotions, and extremely well acted, this play was easy to understand, even though the words themselves weren't.
I have two more shows to see in the next couple of days, and I'm looking forward to them.
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Why "Juliet and Romeo" instead of the more recognizable standards? Just those crazy Canucks?
I'm not certain, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that the male actor played Juliet and the female performer played Romeo.
...or it could just be those crazy Canucks...
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