Sunday, January 29, 2012

The "Play" Is the Thing: Merchant of Venice for Kids

The play we saw on Saturday was definitely an awesome experience. It was really interesting to see how the Young Company tailored the Merchant of Venice for a young audience, and made it "kid-friendly". All the bright costumes and fun props which the kids got to take part in made it entertaining to witness. I loved the little boy who played Bassonio's friend. Although he didn't actually have any lines, he was so into what he was doing. His facial expressions went perfectly with how the character would react to Bassonio. It was adorable!