Every summer, Rochester's Shakespeare Players present a different play in the Highland Park Bowl. Being able to see Shakespeare, outdoors, for free... spectacular.
As you can see, some people bring chairs and some people bring blankets. Melissa, Colleen and I brought blankets, and blueberry wine with blueberries.
We also brought a lot of deliciousness. Last year, Melissa and I sat and drooled over what the people in front of us were eating, so we decided not to repeat that mistake this year. The result was three very happy ladies.
This year's production was Othello. Not to ruin anything for anyone, but everybody dies. We all agreed it would have been fun if everybody had hopped up and started doing a kickline, preferably with jazz hands. Only Shakespeare could make a play this inexplicable last for centuries. But Shakespeare is Shakespeare, and there's nothing quite like a little iambic pentameter on a summer night.
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| Iago and Othello |
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| Desdemona, Iago, Cassio, Emilia |
By the end of the night, the stage was still bright but the sky was dark and the fireflies were twinkling merrily. Nights like this make me very, very glad to live in Rochester!
I'm dying to know what the people in front of you were eating last year!
ReplyDeleteWe went to see Mid-Summer's Night Dream in the park here. And are those Wegman's Salt and Vinegar chips?
ReplyDeleteYes, yes they are.
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