It was a small group of actors so many of them had to play double, triple or even quadruple roles, which kind of messed up the final scene where most of the characters are supposed to be onstage together. Several memorable lines had to be cut from it. But all the performances were such great fun to watch that I can't regret it. (The only character portrayal I really questioned was that of the banished duke. He was played as a sillier character than I imagine him.) And, honestly, seeing all the quick changes that the actors had to do added to the fun. 

There was also some good audience interaction. When Orlando was giving a speech about how in love he was with Rosalind after having just met her, he turned to the spectators and asked us, "What was her name again?" and we had to remind him of it. At another point, when Rosalind was speaking of the world being full of "ill-favored children," she pointed at the kids in the audience. (Don't worry! They laughed.) 

I'm so glad I was able to make it to the performance!

https://youtu.be/SndUqFV1QVQ?si=jX-G-FfVCtrBsjJH

I've actually watched it on youtube and it's beyond incredible. They depict the Montages in blue and the Capulets in red, making it helpful in knowing which group each person belongs to.

I own a Complete Works published by Oxford University Press but it was so heavy I rarely read it. A few years ago I started to collect individual plays because I figured that was the only way I would ever start reading Shakespeare again.

Probably my favorite editions of the plays are those of the Folger Shakespeare Library.  They are the easiest to read.  I have two collections of the complete works of Shakespeare, but the print is rather small although one of them (the one I used many years ago in college, edited by Craig and Bevington) has very good notes.  If you have editions of the individual plays they are usually the easiest to understand. 

Do any of you have a favorite edition when it comes to Shakespeare? I've been reading the RSC editions published by the Random House imprint Modern Library and really like them.

I've been reading Shakespeare's series of plays on the Wars of the Roses (Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3 and Richard III.) Those are considered some of Shakespeare's least great plays (except for maybe Richard III) but I enjoy them (that is, I enjoy reading them; an actual production would probably gross me out with all the beheadings, etc.) and they're some of the Shakespeare plays that are easiest to decipher without the aid of extensive footnotes. 

That is, the language isn't too confusing. The actual history of the Wars of the Rose is, of course, very complicated. Narnia fans may remember when Lucy was having trouble following Trumpkin's explanation of the political situation in Prince Caspian, she said, "It's worse than the Wars of the Roses." {ym}:lol:  

It might be because it's been tradition for Hamlet to wear black. "To be or not to be: that is the question" is a well known monologue. I did it as a document proclamation in speech class when I was high school.

And Prince Rilian, when he was under the spell of the Lady of the Green Kirtle in The Silver Chair, looked much like Hamlet, which Lewis described in the book.  Rilian was very melancholic when he was controlled by the Lady.