Last night, England Semester put on its own productions of Shakespeare.
We were put into groups and encouraged to take creative liberties with our assigned scenes. Of course, the Babes stole each of their respective shows. Here's what we looked like:
From Left to Right:
The saucy and sexy Kate from Taming of the Shrew
The stunning, love-struck beauty, Phoebe, from As You Like It
The nerdy gamer Angus from MacBeth.
The moody half of a schizophrenic Hamlet from Hamlet
Taming of the Shrew was set in a nursing home to play up the age of the suitors. Kate caught the eye of doctor Petruchio and wheelchair bound Gremio.
As You Like It relied on witty signs to underscore the humor of the scene. Morgan spent the scene flaunting her "Single and Ready to Mingle" sign, retouching her makeup, batting her eyes at "the whole package," and shooting death-glares at her "ugly"suitor.
Stephanie played both a high school popular girl (a clever take on the 3 witches from Macbeth) then made a quick change to join in the "kingdom" pursuits (World of Warcraft) of her fellow gamers as Angus.
I wore all of Cameron's clothes and was mistaken for him most of the night.
The Twins:
Cameron was the other, happy half of Hamlet--a confused and angsty Westmont guy from Kerwood Court. Essentially, our production characterized Hamlet as a schizophrenic version of Cameron.
This worked well since everyone on this trip knows everyone else's wardrobe and was immediately able to recognize me as Cameron's other half. For me, the scene included moodily scribbling in Cameron's journal, some angry piano pounding, and lots of yelling. Cameron played guitar and enjoyed tea with friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Like I said, it is hard to tell us apart. :)
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