My favorite production of Macbeth!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Into the Arts
As a student in ENGL 15, or in other words, Shakespeare, the Naked Shakes version of Macbeth was an event of great interest for me. Ever since the 8th grade, I've loved the work of Shakespeare and always felt content reading or watching plays in many different settings. It was great seeing phenomenal actresses play the masculine roles of Macduff, Banquo, Malcolm and many others. The director of the production, Irwin Appel, had a very interesting and original interpretation of the play. In the play written by Shakespeare, there are three "wyrd sisters" or witches who did the spells and interacted with the characters. Appel's production included a company of actors saying the lines and made the production unique and definitely captured my attention with the eery feeling it left on the stage. Regardless of Irwin's genius directing skills, the college advice from INT lecture earlier this week he gave stuck with me as well. He specifically said to take the one college class that you never thought you would take and explore with it - the electives are sometimes the ones that inspire us the most. His second piece of advice was to go live in New York City for a while to gain a different perspective on life. And finally, his last piece of advice was to find a time in your life where you live as a gypsy and truly capture the romance of living on the road.
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ReplyDeleteDude, I totally agree that we all should take a class that we never expected taking. I think it give us life perspective beyond that which we don't know or anticipate knowing.I'm also glad that you liked the play because I thought the acting was amazing!
DeleteEven though I know that you are in the Shakespeare class already, I think that the play will be so different for you from other students who were not in the class. I agree with you on Professor Appel’s directing skill. I think the play was stunning. I believe that the play should have been more interesting and makes more sense for you, because many of us do not know the summary of Macbeth.
ReplyDeleteAfter the play, I thought that I really should have read the book and understand the major plotlines beforehand. It was not until high school that I enjoyed reading Shakespeare work, but I never had a chance to read Macbeth. It must be really interesting for you to compare the Macbeth play at UCSB to the different plays that you had seen before.
Yun Ju,Chen