Goal #93 Go to a Shakespeare Play at the Globe Theater in Cedar City

Last night I saw my first Shakespeare play!! I'd read a little Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear in high school) and seen some movies (Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado about Nothing--favorite!, and As You Like It), but had never seen Shakespeare performed live. It was incredible! This is definitely the way Shakespeare is meant to be experienced!

Photo ops with all sorts of Shakespearean statues abound

The Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City is endeavoring to represent all the Shakespeare plays in chronological order of the when they took place, at least for the histories. I saw a comedy--The Taming of the Shrew. I had to temper my modern ideals of gender equality, and put myself squarely in the context of 1593, but once I did it was very easy to enjoy. The actors were FABULOUS!

The hearth in Petruchio's house, during intermission, of course!

Tickets are pricey. However, I bought my tickets only a week and a half ahead of time, and at that point, only the cheap seats were left! We got $24 seats on the bench in the center rear of the Globe Theater replica, and it was actually just fine! Most of us stood for most of the time, which sounds awful, but it really wasn't. If I go again, I'll probably get the same seats.

A grainy picture of us in the cheapy seats

Conclusion? It's totally worth it. Get thee to Cedar City! The Shakespeare Festival runs through October 31, although The Taming of the Shrew will only be there till September 5th.

My dollar for completing this goal goes to an organization called Global Minimum. It funds projects (including mentoring) that young innovators are working on in Sierra Leon, Kenya, and South Africa. If you haven't seen this youtube video about this teenage inventor, you need to watch this: