More Midsummer

It's hard to believe it's been a week since Midsummer. The weather was great Saturday night so the show went outdoors as originally planned. Here's Bottom as Pyramus controlling the lines of Snug as the Lion.

Anyone who thinks Shakespeare is stuffy has not seen a good production of Midsummer. Everything the Rude Mechanicals say are a real hoot.

The Saturday performance in the woods was wonderful. The performance perfectly fit the space and we were blessed with great weather. Beforehand Sarah used a can and a half of yard fogger to keep away the bugs. Some of us still got bit anyway, but I guess that's to be expected.

Fair Thisbe!

Here's the Rude Mechanicals performing the play within a play within a Midsummer Night's Dream. This is the Second Taunt Theatre's production of Shakepeare's comedy. The two performance run ends tonight.

Never heard of the Second Taunt Theatre Company? Well they are an outgrowth of Saltworks. Since there is no summer production this year, Sarah and her friends decided to put on their own and here is the result.

They have been rehearsing for three weeks and came up with a good show. The performance was planned for the outdoor chapel at our church, but a storm came through an hour before the curtain. This crew was not going to let a little rain get in the way so they planned ahead and prepared the sanctuary of the church for the performance.

Everyone had a great time and is looking forward to tonight. Oh, that's John on the right as Thisby. Janine plays most of the supporting Faire roles and Sarah is Helena.