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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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8 June 2006 - 12:06 am
I saw Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in Forest Park this evening. This was a Shakespeare Festival St. Louis production. We got to Forest Park pretty early and had pretty good seats. Easily twice as close as I was last year. The show was pretty good, although I thought last year's production of The Tempest was better. Per the director's notes, this was an intentionally traditional performance. And while I don't have a significant issue with that decision, I think Julius Caesar needs a little extra punch, especially in the second act. Speaking of the second act, it isn't just that the play itself loses a bit of it's edge after Caesar dies. The cast seemed to have some difficulties with their lines in the second half.
And now, some grainy footage of Caesar's death. Trust me when I tell you that the show was much better in person than this clip would lead you to believe.
Posted by on 7 June 2006 at 11:51 PM
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