Well this rag-tag bunch of lonely Americans certainly weren't the "food of love" but we certainly did our best. A dozen of use English teachers got together over the past few months to put together an abridged version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. I had all the challenges of doing a community theatre piece, but with the challenge of doing so in China. But the Chinese audiences that saw the performance seemed to enjoy it (the Chinese plot summary probably helped a lot). But for them, it's kind of like Americans going to the opera: you probably don't understand a single word and everyone looks kinda silly, but you feel more sophisticated and cultured after the experience.
This was my first theatre performance I've done since graduating almost 3 years ago. God I miss the stage...
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
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