Kyle 1/18/10

Anne Page is the daughter in Merry Wives of Windsor who is being courted by three different men. One is old and favored by her mother, one is a total nerd, and favored by her father, and one is her dream man who is in love with. This is one of the sub-plots in the play that flushes out the story.
It has been said that Merry Wives was written quickly by Shakespeare by royal command of Elizabeth I who wanted to see a play with "Falstaff in love". This account is, however, suspect as it was recorded over 100 years after the play was first performed in 1602. The Anne Page sub-plot makes me believe that the the account may have some credence as it does not directly involve the central character of Falstaff but, while amusing and charming, seems at times to simply flush out the length of the play.
As I've though more about this project, I've remembered what someone told me once about setting Shakespeare in more modern periods. When you do it, you need more clothes. Merry Wives is set over a three day period. Modern people don't wear the same thing for three days in a row, unless it is a uniform. I think that this problem could be handled easily with Merry Wives. Suits on men are easy to double on a day change basis as are trousers. The women in the play are middle class and could do with simple skirts, blouses and sweaters to vary their looks along with the previous sketches that I've already done...this is all hypothetical, of course.
Good to have Jen back. I love what she's doing with Boheme and it is so fun to see the differences in our styles!