Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Traversing to Washington D.C.

Yesterday, our entire Honor's English Class traveled to Washington D.C. to visit the Folger's Theatre and see a medley of Shakespearian plays. When I first walked in, my reaction was that this was a stage that I wanted to act on, and the entire room was gorgeous. The show was very entertaining and Bill's Buddies presented several ways to make reading Shakespeare easier (using action cues, sound, and paraphrasing) as well as showing how his plays related to life now. I was really impressed by how well they could act out the scenes with almost no props, costumes, or backdrops and only three or four people, yet still make it feel realistic. There were also many interactive activities where they called students up to help bring Shakespeare to life. The ways that they taught us to help ourselves interpret Shakespeare were actually very helpful, and I especially liked acting out a line from A Midsummer Night's Dream. 

After the show ended, we walked to Union Station to get lunch and look around the station for about an hour. My friends and I ended up eating at what we later realized was the loudest and creepiest part of the food court, so it was quite an interesting experience to say the least. After finishing our pizza, we went back upstairs and treated ourselves to some very expensive truffles (we didn't realize just how expensive until we had already gotten them) and looked around the shops. After lunch, we walked to the Capitol, but did not have time to visit the Library of Congress, which was very disapointing.

Overall, this trip was a lot of fun, but there were some things that could have made it better. The show was interesting and helpful, but some of the younger kids in the room were constantly talking and spoiled it a bit. That was something that could not be controlled, though, so I'll just say that the show was fantastic. Our trip to Union Station was an experience, to say the least, but looking back on it now is really quite funny. I really wish that we could have visited the Library of Congress, since I was very excited to see it.


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