Shakespeare in the Park begins with waiting. Yesterday was Manhattan distribution up at Harlem Stage at The Gatehouse, 135th Street and Convent Avenue. Got there early and was 10th on line. Number one and two arrived at 2:00 a.m.
Then, it was the 8th Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party.
Working them links.
The music featured musicians from Austin, Texas. Carolyn Wonderland was awesome.
Big Bob Gibson BBQ Booth.
The beer was great.
Best ribs were from Baker's Ribs of Texas.
Then, up to the Park for a Picnic and a play.
Hanging out in the back. Real peaceful and rustic.
Birds and Squirrels abound.
You would never know you are in the middle of Manhattan.
Photo by Joan Marcus
The Play, Merchant of Venice was great. Al Pacino played Shylock with a Lower East-Side accent. A real wild Baptism scene. That Fifth act is a downer, a fill-in. Of course, Shylock is banished, broken, from the stage by then and you know it.
Photo by Joan Marcus
Salar. Why, I am sure, if he forfeit thou wilt not take his flesh: what's that good for?
Shy. TO BAIT FISH WITHAL: if it feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
The supporting cast was terrific. Especially, Hamish Linklater, Byron Jennings, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
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