This year was Janine's first time to participate in the Shakespeare Festival sponsored by the Public Theater. Here she is with her friend Jenny. They are performing a scene from Twelfth Night. Janine is Olivia and Jenny plays Viola.
Like all of Shakespeare there are many mistaken identities with cross dressing leading to many.
Here Olivia has just lifted her veil to reveal her beauty just after her speech revealed her vanity. Viola plays to these weaknesses.
Participating in this event forces the kids to dig deeper into the meaning of the scene and better appreciate the poetic language that is Shakespeare. And since we are a family of hams, they also get to perform and enjoy.
(Please excuse the rough quality of the photo. It is a frame grab from a video. I would have uploaded it, but the sound quality is very poor.)
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