07-28-2014, 11:51 AM
Falstaff is funny, but this is not one of my favorite of Willy's. It's one of the more simplistic plays, sophomoric and slapstick even, and lacks the profundity and poetry of prose as his master works. Nevertheless, it is very impressive that the SCS troupe can juggle two plays in their heads, alternating performances like this. And again, the grove makes for a great backdrop for Hearn's Oak, even though they are redwoods (if you've never been, there are redwoods growing right through the stage). This one was set in the 1920's which worked really well. What's more, there's a sword fight. It's a played for comedy and used fencing sabers and it took all my restraint not to charge up on stage and cry out "Be those sabers AFS or Victory made?!"
Shadow boxing the apocalypse