Since we had previously seen Hamlet and the Merry Wives of Windsor we decided to only go out to the Rexville/Blackrock Amphitheatre for the four o'clock presentation of To Be or Not TV. Evidently it is tradition for this group of players to do some kind of quasi-Shakespearean scenes as the mid-day feature.
The one this year was a spoof of television including a "Dating Game" with "volunteers" from the audience and a take-off on the Jerry Sprenger show. Jerry, played by Scott, is interviewing a quartet of star-crossed lovers, who, it turns out, have been touched by Puck's magic flower.
Puck explains that "perhaps she had touched the wrong fellow sleeping since both were dressed the same..."
Puck has a rather long soliloquy -- all in Shakespearean English -- and Claire didn't miss a line!
The lovers are not too happy that they have been enchanted to love the wrong person --
And run after Puck in order to get their revenge!
I have heard it said that actors really don't like scenes with children or dogs, as they tend to steal the show. Well, it's just not Grandmotherly pride that say that's exactly what happened this afternoon!
For a girl that will just be turning twelve in August, Claire has quite an acting resume. We saw her in Witches, the Musical last fall and saw a video of Rock Around the Clock done last winter. She's got a good memory for lines, and I understand, often knows the lines of many of the other actors!
We returned home following the show -- didn't stay to see Hamlet again -- and were in bed long before the family actors returned home sometime tonight!
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