Romeo & Juliette performed at Shell Lumber
Free Shakespeare back for the weekend
Romeo & Juliette is back again this weekend. Shakespeare Miami is putting on the production at Shell Lumber, right in the lumber yard. It's a cozy and surprisingly great venue.
The crowds have been really great, people of all ages are attending from very young children to older folks. A few clueless clods show up, like the one group who showed up late and expected everyone to move out of the way so that they could lay their blanket down closer to the front. They actually came up to us and said, "Guys, can you move so we can put our blanket down?" In other words, those of us who were standing in the back, waiting for about 45 minutes for the show to start should move out of the way for these latecomers and move ever further back. We didn't budge. They sat on the floor and looked at the back of our legs for the performance.
If you want good seats, get there early, it's a tight fit and not like the park where everyone can get up close. But yet, there really are no bad vantage points. But if you do want front row seats, get there early. Latecomers will be relegated to the back of the "theater" and have to make do.
The actors enter and leave the "stage" often right through the center aisle, so everyone gets a close up look at them, people in the back just have to stand, and no one seemed to mind; it's a great set up for the play. The costumes are all period and colorful and the Shakespearean lines are funny and they add modern day twists like, "You go girl!" and things like that.
Whether you like Shakespeare or not, you'll enjoy this. The actors are all terrific, they engage you and make you laugh and you want to follow the plot and as I said, the odd setting of the lumber yard just works. It reminds me of those old movies where they say, "Let's put on a play in the barn!" and here at Shell Lumber they are actually doing something just like that.
With the winter weather we have been having, the lumber yard actually shields everyone from the cold, it's open to the sky above, but the warm, cozy wood surrounding everyone keeps the place warm. It's maybe better than the park and it's more intimate. The Shell Lumber employees can't be more welcoming, even though they are there well after closing time. I suspect they are going to miss the smell of the grease paint and all the exciting activity once Shakespeare leaves the venue.
The shows are Friday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30. Each night, the show goes on at 8:00 pm and on Sunday, there is a matinee at 2:00 pm.
All shows are free, no tickets necessary, bring a snack, low lawn chairs and your family. Chairs will be available for rent for $1.00, but there are not many, so bring your own if possible. Parking is free on site.
Shell Lumber is at 2733 SW 27 Avenue, right across US1 at 27th Avenue.
For more info, please visit: http://www.shakespearemiami.com.
Free Shakespeare back for the weekend
Romeo & Juliette is back again this weekend. Shakespeare Miami is putting on the production at Shell Lumber, right in the lumber yard. It's a cozy and surprisingly great venue.The crowds have been really great, people of all ages are attending from very young children to older folks. A few clueless clods show up, like the one group who showed up late and expected everyone to move out of the way so that they could lay their blanket down closer to the front. They actually came up to us and said, "Guys, can you move so we can put our blanket down?" In other words, those of us who were standing in the back, waiting for about 45 minutes for the show to start should move out of the way for these latecomers and move ever further back. We didn't budge. They sat on the floor and looked at the back of our legs for the performance.
If you want good seats, get there early, it's a tight fit and not like the park where everyone can get up close. But yet, there really are no bad vantage points. But if you do want front row seats, get there early. Latecomers will be relegated to the back of the "theater" and have to make do.
The actors enter and leave the "stage" often right through the center aisle, so everyone gets a close up look at them, people in the back just have to stand, and no one seemed to mind; it's a great set up for the play. The costumes are all period and colorful and the Shakespearean lines are funny and they add modern day twists like, "You go girl!" and things like that.
Whether you like Shakespeare or not, you'll enjoy this. The actors are all terrific, they engage you and make you laugh and you want to follow the plot and as I said, the odd setting of the lumber yard just works. It reminds me of those old movies where they say, "Let's put on a play in the barn!" and here at Shell Lumber they are actually doing something just like that.
With the winter weather we have been having, the lumber yard actually shields everyone from the cold, it's open to the sky above, but the warm, cozy wood surrounding everyone keeps the place warm. It's maybe better than the park and it's more intimate. The Shell Lumber employees can't be more welcoming, even though they are there well after closing time. I suspect they are going to miss the smell of the grease paint and all the exciting activity once Shakespeare leaves the venue.
The shows are Friday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30. Each night, the show goes on at 8:00 pm and on Sunday, there is a matinee at 2:00 pm.
All shows are free, no tickets necessary, bring a snack, low lawn chairs and your family. Chairs will be available for rent for $1.00, but there are not many, so bring your own if possible. Parking is free on site.
Shell Lumber is at 2733 SW 27 Avenue, right across US1 at 27th Avenue.
For more info, please visit: http://www.shakespearemiami.com.
posted by Tom Falco at 11:00 AM
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