One of the things 'Doc' was saying as we we're all standing chatting was that while he had read The Merry Wives of Windsor, he couldn't actually recall ever having seen it produced. That gave me a little pause; after all, a man who has made his carreer out of producing plays sees a lot of shows. It was thinking along these lines that partly led to me starting this blog.
So, what is MWoW about? Think of in terms of a modern situation comedy. There is love, mistaken identities, jealousy, silly accents, and just a little bit of naughty word play. The story centers on Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to woo and win the titular wives, not for the sake of love, but in order to make money and avoid turning to honest work. He makes a rather shoddy attempt and Mistress Ford and Mistress Page immeadiately set about to hoist Sir John on his own petard. There is all manner of of mischance and mischief leading to the wives concocting a elaborate scheme to show Falstaff the error of his ways.
Of course, being Shakespeare, the story also contains all manner of colorful side plots and characters. I will talk about the plot details a little bit at a time to make it as clear and easy to understand as I can. So more on the other characters and situations of the show later; till then, here is a photo of me doing this job I love to do on the set of 2007's As You Like It...
Till next time-
Justin
I had the same thought. Don't know why its not done more often. Perhaps it doesn't play as well as it reads as some of the others do. Have no idea why this would be, but I suppose we shall see.
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ReplyDeleteJustin--it is so wonderful that you do this for your community and others in the area. You put a "good" take on Shakespear. I for one haven't had anything to do with even reading it. I am so old I don't think it was written when I was in school. Good job for all that work on these plays and it is a LOT of work........but fun.
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