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[As is probably obvious, this entry was written after the fact. I had to select a time, so I chose 12pm.]

While I felt decidedly crappy all of Saturday, I couldn't miss the production of Hamlet because a) it's my favourite play and b) I know about a third of the cast members. The following are excerpts from an AIM conversation with Dad following the play:

me: I just got back from seeing it, all three hours or so (not including intermission)
Dad: How was it?
me: pretty good
me: very good for a student production
Dad: Well, as we said, "Hamlet" is worthwhile at any time
me: Professor W****, who saw it on Thursday, tells me that the interpretation of the character of Hamlet was clearly an imitation of Paul Gross's interpretation, but I can't really comment there
me: It was certainly "antic" - ridiculously so, occasionally
Dad: Hmmm ...me neither
me: it got less annoying in the second half, however
Dad: Gross wasn't called "subtle," as I recall
me: no
me: neither was this actor
me: but Gross was also called "virile" and other similar manly terms, and this Hamlet was slightly effeminate at times [not that I have any objection to that in itself]
me: something about the Hamlet production you might find interesting...
As you probably know, the male/female ratio at this school is 1:3
Dad: Yes?
me: so Polonius, Guildenstern, Bernardo, and the other guard were all played by women
me: Polonius worked extremely well, because she was a very capable (and funny!) actress
Dad: I like the idea of Polonius as a women( Read more... )