Final Post and Macbeth

This last weekend the entire INT 95 class was required to attend one of the shows that the theater department was putting on. Their version of Macbeth was interesting, to say the least. I am not a particularly huge fan of theater, and will generally only really attend a showing if it has received great reviews, or I have friends or family that are performing. However, I enjoyed the non-traditional style of this particular theater performance. I did enjoy the various ways that the actors created the sets using their own bodies, and the creativity utilized throughout the play. However, I found that the play was slightly difficult to follow, though the plot summary that was given to us helped tremendously. I believe that having the same actors play multiple roles made following the play slightly more difficult, but I understood it fairly well. The actors seemed extremely well-prepared, which is a nice change to many of the various theater performances that I have seen.
Though this did not particularly inspire me to learn more about the theater and dance programs offered through UC Santa Barbara, I will still support the various performances, because I understand the tremendous amount of work and effort that goes into organizing and creating these pieces of art. I also enjoyed watching a Shakespearean play, as opposed to reading it. I feel that actually being able to watch the events unfold helps to better conceptualize the plot, emotions, and minor occurrences that may go unnoticed in a simple reading.