Romeo and Juliet by Elisa

The Romeo and Juliet performance was amazing. Before we were given thepapers, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I didn't know if it would be amore modern production or more old fashioned. I really liked the fact thatthe cast used very little props and very few costume changes. I think thelack of costume color and props made the audience focus more on the linessaid. I also liked that the cast knew every part and allowed the audience torandomly pick which parts the cast played. It allowed the audience to reallysee how hard the performers worked on memorizing their lines and thededication they had to the acting company. I was also surprised at how fewactors there were. I mean, there were only six. That really impressed me andit was an interesting, but good, experience. I think having so few actorsreally let the six actors show off and have more freedom to expressthemselves as compared to having a large number of actors. I also liked thefact that a male played the nurse part and a female played a male part. Itgave the play more character and made things more interesting.Meeting with the actors after the performance gave me the opportunity tobetter relate to them. It also gave me a more personal experience. Justlearning how they became interested in acting, who their influences were andthe audition process was interesting to learn about. I was surprised at howfar distance wise, each came for the audition and how they could live so faraway from home. All in all, I really did love this performance. I neverreally understood the jokes Shakespeare included in Romeo and Juliet untilafter this performance. I never realized that there were so many, *cough*sexual immuendos. Never the less, I still enjoyed the performance.