Indebted to The Globe

Oh my goodness, The Globe. Some of my most treasured memories made and favorite shows seen are thanks to The Globe. This is certainly one of the most surreal experiences about the trip. To literally experience theater (Shakespeare’s own theater for that matter) right where Shakespeare hosted it, with people of his time acting and viewing it, was so special. Seeing the layout of the stage versus backstage versus “pit” (although there really wasn’t one) made it really cool to envision people from the 1600s-1700s watching shows here, and putting myself in their everyday life. I was lucky enough to be right up next to the stage both times we went to see shows there, and that made the experience a hundred times better in my opinion. While sitting would have still been amazing, watching the shows from a groundling point of view made it a lot easier for me to envision that I was really a part of the world that Shakespeare lived in when The Globe was first active. We saw Mother Courage and Her Children at The Globe, and oh my goodness, what an unreal experience that was. I can one-hundred percent say that half the reason this show was so touching and heartbreaking was that we were right up on the stage. We got the privilege to touch the stage where these actors were, make eye contact with them, smell them, and the whole time, I felt extremely incorporated into the scene. I think we would have had a similar experience if this show was held in a little box theater like Equus was; we would still get a very intimate feel to these characters’ lives, but it being outside and variable, that is what made this show as moving as it was. The Globe, you were everything and more to be!