We came down to Cedar City to take in the Shakespeare Festival. Rachel had earned two tickets as part of a grade improvement program at school. So we made a small vacation of it.
We drove down on Saturday. About an hour out of Cedar City we stopped for a stretch and some coffee. There were lots of people doing the same and the dogs were getting their break too. Judy struck up a conversation with a woman that was walking her dog. She noticed that the woman had a particularly "Yankee" way of saying the word "here". Turns out that the woman and her husband was originally from the Auburn/Lewiston area of Maine where Judy grew up. Not only that, but they worked in the shoe industry that Judy's father and grandfather's company were part of. Willy & Barb O'Neal bought up some of the equipment he'd worked on in Maine, moved to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. They started WillyMoc and make custom moccasins and shoes. willymoc.com Judy was really tickled to run into these folks and talk about her home town.
Rachel and I went to Titus Andronicus that night.Yesterday we saw Scapin and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scapin is based on Molière's "Les Fourberies de Scapin" that was first seen in 1671. This version was staged as a wonderful almost slapstick farce with many modern cultural references. When we got the to the theatre we noticed that it was relatively empty. The usher told us to talk to the manager about empty seats down by the stage. They said that the actors like to play to the audience when the seats down in front are filled. We ended up in the 3rd row. Not only that, but Rachel was brought up to the stage to take part in one of the scenes. After the show some of the audience members said that they thought that Rachel was a plant and really part of the cast.
Before each show in the Adams Theater we are treated to the Greenshow. It is performed outside and is great fun to watch. There is much music and dancing. Unfortunately I've only captured the end as they announced that seating was ready for the main performance.
Before each show in the Adams Theater we are treated to the Greenshow. It is performed outside and is great fun to watch. There is much music and dancing. Unfortunately I've only captured the end as they announced that seating was ready for the main performance.
