Twelfth Night Play Reaction *Extra Credit*

After watching the play at Adam's Playhouse, I had a new-found respect for William Shakespeare. It was obvious that either it was extremely difficult to act out the play perfectly, or the actors and/or director were just not that good. Some of the aspects of the play were laughable. The southern accent by Olivia had no consistency, and the fool was playing music that was definitely not right for the time it was supposed to be for. I will admit that Sir Toby Belch was entertaining, as was the Fool, but it was just not a great show overall. Another high point of the play was Orsino's acting, which I thought was the only good acting job out of anyone in the play. The way he acted around Viola, who was dressed as Cesario at the time, was extremely captivating. You could tell that Orsino, even though he thought Viola was a man, was semi-attracted to her. Olivia's voice made me cringe, Sir Andrew was alright, Malvolio was a bit over-the-top, and there's nothing really to comment about Maria. Overall, I don't feel like this was a good show, and I feel like it could have been much better. In conclusion, after reading the book, I was extremely underwhelmed by the performance.