It's my new favorite term, used to indicate the obsession with Shakespeare that leads to his secular sainthood and a hell of an industry.
In the 270 theater history lecture, the professor did an informal survey of how many people had ever been to the reconstructed Globe. So I raised my hand. Who's been to Stratford-upon-Avon? That would be me. Who's been to or participated in a Shakespeare festival? Up, me again (I have like 7 Shakespeare shirts as evidence of my geekdom).
What was weird was the fact that I was the only person out of 70 who raised their hand. Then again, I was the only person who had ever seen a Greek theatre in person. How is it that NONE of these kids have been dragged to some Shakespearean location/event? I mean, I realise that I am extra geeky, and that I hadn't been to alot of these places until after I graduated, but still, none?
Somewhere in a box, there is a picture of me and the Cheese Fiend grinning in front of the Globe stage, which was being mopped by a stage manager (extra bonus points!)
on Pandora: "Heaven Knows I'm Lonely" - Cracker
1 comment:
Ive been to several Shakespeare Festivals....it was my Monroe project! :-) And Im the idiot who took 3 different Shakes classes in ONE semester! So I would have raised my hand had I been there. I wonder how many of them saw 'Shakespeare in Love' and didnt get half the references to his plays!
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