They Strive To Please Us Every Day

And please me they did!

I saw Twelfth Night on Saturday, and I thought it was great. The acting was great, and all cast members played their part pretty well, at least in my eyes, especially Sir Andrew, Sir Toby, and Feste. They've always been my favorite little bunch in the show, and this production was no exception.

When I first heard that it was going to be set in the south around the time of the Civil War...southern accents and all...I was a little concerned as to how that would work with Shakespeare. I've seen some bad southern/western versions of other Shakespeare plays and was worried that this would be another one that fell into that category. Thankfully, it was not. The majority of the cast held their accents throughout the show, which helped with the continuity and flow. If they'd have slipped, it probably would've thrown me off a little bit. Well done though!

Looking at the production side of things, I really liked the lighting for some reason. I thoguht it fit the mood of each scene wonderfully. In regard to the set, I liked how they made use of the room that they had on the stage. Audience right was mainly reserved for Orsino's house, and audience left was where the action regarding Olivia and her attendants took place. The decor of each respective "house" fit the personalities of each character as well. (Olivia's was more ornate and almost majestic, which is how she's portrayed in the eyes of Orsino.)