I went last night to see Luke Ross (My brother's oldest son, eleven soon to be twelve) in his school production of A Midsummer Nights Dream. I was very impressed with his performance and the whole cast. Shakespeare is a mouthful to our modern ears and they were able to deliver their lines for even "Granny" in the back row to hear. So I had fun watching what I hope was a good experience for all the kids involved. I am sure the faculty at the school put in a lot of extra work and I know the cast did because they did such a good job
I must say I am a little biased, I was in several plays in High School and even one in the sixth grade, and so I might have enjoyed the plain fact that it was Shakespeare. None of those I was in were Shakespeare. But more than that it really did remind me of the fun times I had. It was not just being in the spot light it was fellow cast members the director and the stage crew. I was not involved in sports and I have no musical talent so even the band could not let me in. It was a couple of friends who said I should go with them when they were cast in the play, that led me to the group of friend I had so many good memories of high school. So to see my nephew be able to be part of what I enjoyed (much like Xander and the Lego) makes me happy. And to have a good stage presence was a bonus.
Steven Ross
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